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The origins of Bosch as a supplier of automotive equipment go back to 1887. This was the year in which, on behalf of a customer, the 25-year-old electrician and precision mechanic built a product that was later to play an important role in the automobile – a magneto ignition device for a stationary engine. In 1897, Bosch installed one of these devices in a three-wheeler to see whether it was suitable for everyday use in motor vehicles. This unwieldy apparatus became a key product of the company. The high-voltage magneto with spark plug, presented five years later, turned Bosch into an automotive supplier both inside and outside Germany. Ignition systems have undergone further development since then, and are now a part of complex engine management systems. But one thing has remained the same. Even today, an electric spark ignites the air-fuel mixture and keeps gasoline engines running.
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