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Lighters were invented before modern matches. |
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| Some of the earliest lighters, meanwhile, date back to the 17th century and were modified versions of flintlock pistols, but instead of igniting gunpowder (and launching a bullet), they ignited tinder. In the 18th century, Italian chemist Alessandro Volta created an "inflammable air" (hydrogen) lighter that used water to force hydrogen past a striker, where it was lit by a spark. But Volta's lighters required scientific knowledge to use. The Döbereiner's lamp (also called a "tinderbox"), a table lighter invented in Germany in 1823, also used hydrogen gas, but could be used easily by anyone. More than 20,000 of these more practical lighters were sold that decade. Lighters, of course, continued to advance from there: Zippo lighters emerged in the mid-1930s, and Bic disposable lighters hit the market in 1973. | |
| The first friction matches, which were tipped in potassium chlorate-antimony sulfide paste and ignited with sandpaper, were invented in 1826. Phosphorus gained popularity in the 1830s, as did the widespread use of white phosphorus, a deadly chemical that led to the death and disfigurement of many match factory workers. Phosphorus sesquisulfide, a less toxic alternative, emerged at the turn of the 20th century, and it's still in the classic Diamond Strike Anywhere matches we use today. | |
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Mirrors were used to start fires in ancient China. | |||||||||
| You've probably heard of setting leaves on fire with a magnifying glass, and indeed people have been using this basic principle — concentrating sunlight into a small, focused point — to start fires for millennia. As far back as 3,000 years ago, concave mirrors made out of bronze called yang sui were used to start fires in China. Chinese philosopher Confucius even wrote of boys attaching the mirrors to their belts when they got dressed so they could start fires later in the day. | |||||||||
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