Champion, Albert
Published: August 3, 2007, 4:08 pm
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Tom Lawrence Albert Champion (1878-1927) was a French-born pioneer of spark plug design and a champion bicycle racer. He left his native France in 1899 and moved to Boston, Massachusetts where he turned his hobby of making spark plugs for friends into a business—The Champion Ignition Co. The company was incorporated in October of 1908, and a year later the name was changed to AC Spark Plug Co. Champion developed AC into a renowned and highly successful manufacturer of spark plugs for automobiles and aircrafts, as well as other products vital to industry. After Champion's death, AC became a full division of General Motors.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Champion, Albert". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 3, 2007; Last revised Date August 3, 2007; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Champion,_Albert>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Albert Champion (1878-1927) was a French-born pioneer of spark plug design and a champion bicycle racer. He left his native France in 1899 and moved to Boston, Massachusetts where he turned his hobby of making spark plugs for friends into a business—The Champion Ignition Co. The company was incorporated in October of 1908, and a year later the name was changed to AC Spark Plug Co. Champion developed AC into a renowned and highly successful manufacturer of spark plugs for automobiles and aircrafts, as well as other products vital to industry. After Champion's death, AC became a full division of General Motors.
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