History of the E-Cigarette

[dannycarlisle18]

Just found this -- thought it was pretty well done. Thoughts?

https://www.njoy.com/a-brief-history-of-the-e-cigarette

 

[DC2]

Just found this -- thought it was pretty well done. Thoughts?

Not bad.


I don't like that they used the word "smoke" here...
Katherine Heigl smokes an e-cigarette on the Late Show with David Letterman.

And I really don't like that they didn't even mention Hon Lik as the guy who introduced modern e-cigarettes.
Personally, I think he should get a Nobel Prize for doing so, but at least mention the guy by name!

And by the way, Katherine Heigl was last seen buying a Provari.

 

[Kent C]

Pop culture pap... which means likely effective

 

[Scottitude]

I'd comment but it would just be a regurgitation of what @DC2 said.

(minus the Provari /Heigl part, did not know that)

 

[twgbonehead]

The first frame (1927) struck me as a bit odd..... Were these early vaporizers designed just for women?

 

[sofarsogood]

It's a good summary and mentions some early history that's new to me. It's was njoy's good result in court that allows the vape culture as we know it in the US. How how how will they ever put the genie back in the bottle?

 

[somdcomputerguy]

I'm under the impression that an 'e-cig' related (but with different operation) device was invented in the 50's by an American guy, then in the early 60's Hon Lik invented a different kind of e-cig that more closely (well, exactly..) the devices we use today.

 

[Kent C]

I'm under the impression that an 'e-cig' related (but with different operation) device was invented in the 50's by an American guy, then in the early 60's Hon Lik invented a different kind of e-cig that more closely (well, exactly..) the devices we use today.

Gilbert - American - 1963
Hon Lik - Chinese - 2003

 

[somdcomputerguy]

Gilbert - American - 1963
Hon Lik - Chinese - 2003

Ah.
http://www.guides.modernvapor.com/history-of-e-cigarettes.php
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=e-cigarette+history

 

[CarolT]

They forgot the "Premier," which RJ Reynolds announced in 1988. Everybody hated them because they had no taste, including the "improved" version that circulated at a smokers' rights convention in 1997 that I myself tried.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_(cigarette)

 

[dannycarlisle18]

They forgot the "Premier," which RJ Reynolds announced in 1988. Everybody hated them because they had no taste, including the "improved" version that circulated at a smokers' rights convention in 1997 that I myself tried.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_(cigarette)

I didn't even know this existed.. very cool.