Who invented the electronic cigarette?
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I believe, from what I have read, he was the guy who came out with the ruyan. Now, I don't remember if his name is ruyan or not, I'm not even sure if I spelled it right! I think he developed it because a family member died of lung issues from smoking. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but when I started researching the e-cigarette, that was the story I read, and remember (either could be false, age gets you in more ways than 1!!).
I see, Sicarius, you are right! nice to know the truth! Here is the link for your viewing pleasure!
who invented the electronic cigarette | Vapers Gazette
who invented the electronic cigarette | Vapers Gazette
Chinese Guy Hon Lik ,there is a thread on this in 2009 and here is a link to the story
A high-tech approach to getting a nicotine fix - Los Angeles Times
A high-tech approach to getting a nicotine fix - Los Angeles Times
Amazing. Thanks Sicarius and all. Wow the e-cig is older than me!
This bit stands out from the_maiden's article link about Gilbert:
"His electronic cigarette had the potential to knock the profits of big tobacco on their butts and his fuel extender would have done anything but extend the profits of big oil. With two such large industries against him, is it any wonder that neither was a commercial success?"
Reminds me of the movie 'The Insider' *shudder*
Anyone know if Gilbert died of natural causes ... or was he assassinated?
*conspiracy mode*
This bit stands out from the_maiden's article link about Gilbert:
"His electronic cigarette had the potential to knock the profits of big tobacco on their butts and his fuel extender would have done anything but extend the profits of big oil. With two such large industries against him, is it any wonder that neither was a commercial success?"
Reminds me of the movie 'The Insider' *shudder*
Anyone know if Gilbert died of natural causes ... or was he assassinated?
*conspiracy mode*
Trivia about Herbert A. Gilbert
found in the Titusville Herald - July 29, 1967:
BEAVER FALLS Pa. (AP)
If you're chewing gum, biting your fingernails or twitching with the nervousness that comes with trying to quit smoking, Herbert A Gilbert says, "He can help."
I call it "'Smokeless'" said Gilbert, displaying Friday a metal cylinder about as round as a lipstick and a little longer. It comes in 10 flavorsmint, licorice, fruit, brandy, cinnamon, citrus, orange, lemon, clove, and rum. And when you light one up there aren't any ashes.
"Cinnamon is my favorite", said Gilbert, who dropped from a three-pack-a-day smoker to an occasional cigarette after lighting his first Smokeless six months ago.
A 'Smokeless', according to Gilbert, has a combustion chamber at one end which contains a flavored pellet.
"It's a flavor product directly off the supermarket shelf and harmless too", he said. The smoker ignites the pellet and inhales moist heated and flavored air. Eliminated are the cigarette bugaboos of tar, nicotine and smoke.
"It's not going to replace the cigarette", says Gilbert, "but it will fill the vacuum that now exists between smoking and abstinence. That was our original idea."
Gilbert, the Vice President of the Gilbert Iron and Steel Co in Beaver Falls said the device could be used as a vaporizer for heated medication and by people who want to lose weight.
"They can go ahead and smoke their favorite food," he said, "I could smoke soup in itthe possibilities are endless."
Gilbert said several firms are interested in the product unveiled at a news conference, and that he is trying to interest the American Cancer Society.
A woman reporter who lit up a 'Smokeless' didn't share Gilberts enthusiasm.
" If there were a whole a whole room of these it would be terrible," she said, "It would smell just like a candy store."
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NOTE to MODS; Please remove if not permitted. I just thought it would help personalize Mr. Gilbert. If only he knew then, what a large impact he has made on all of us, our families, our friends our world.
found in the Titusville Herald - July 29, 1967:
BEAVER FALLS Pa. (AP)
If you're chewing gum, biting your fingernails or twitching with the nervousness that comes with trying to quit smoking, Herbert A Gilbert says, "He can help."
I call it "'Smokeless'" said Gilbert, displaying Friday a metal cylinder about as round as a lipstick and a little longer. It comes in 10 flavorsmint, licorice, fruit, brandy, cinnamon, citrus, orange, lemon, clove, and rum. And when you light one up there aren't any ashes.
"Cinnamon is my favorite", said Gilbert, who dropped from a three-pack-a-day smoker to an occasional cigarette after lighting his first Smokeless six months ago.
A 'Smokeless', according to Gilbert, has a combustion chamber at one end which contains a flavored pellet.
"It's a flavor product directly off the supermarket shelf and harmless too", he said. The smoker ignites the pellet and inhales moist heated and flavored air. Eliminated are the cigarette bugaboos of tar, nicotine and smoke.
"It's not going to replace the cigarette", says Gilbert, "but it will fill the vacuum that now exists between smoking and abstinence. That was our original idea."
Gilbert, the Vice President of the Gilbert Iron and Steel Co in Beaver Falls said the device could be used as a vaporizer for heated medication and by people who want to lose weight.
"They can go ahead and smoke their favorite food," he said, "I could smoke soup in itthe possibilities are endless."
Gilbert said several firms are interested in the product unveiled at a news conference, and that he is trying to interest the American Cancer Society.
A woman reporter who lit up a 'Smokeless' didn't share Gilberts enthusiasm.
" If there were a whole a whole room of these it would be terrible," she said, "It would smell just like a candy store."
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NOTE to MODS; Please remove if not permitted. I just thought it would help personalize Mr. Gilbert. If only he knew then, what a large impact he has made on all of us, our families, our friends our world.
Oh my, I have just always assumed (yeah I know) someone or a group in China. I know they have been available for years before they got to the U.S., (rok 'n roll trivia, a Beatle) but had no idea the origin.
"I call it "'Smokeless'" said Gilbert, displaying Friday a metal cylinder about as round as a lipstick and a little longer. It comes in 10 flavors—mint, licorice, fruit, brandy, cinnamon, citrus, orange, lemon, clove, and rum. And when you light one up there aren't any ashes."
Wow, the precursor to flavoured e-liquid!
Wow, the precursor to flavoured e-liquid!
It's amazing how long it's taken e-cigs to be accepted in the market by manufacturers and customers alike.
Like RJ Reynolds in SubSplat's link to the Premier info, the tabacco companies should be investing in e-cigs rather than opposing them.
Like RJ Reynolds in SubSplat's link to the Premier info, the tabacco companies should be investing in e-cigs rather than opposing them.
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