The History Of The E-Cig

[invizo]

hello all, i know this has been asked a thousand times but who is the inventor of the e-cig and where did it all begin?

[luck]

hello all, i know this has been asked a thousand times but who is the inventor of the e-cig and where did it all begin?

The electronic cigarette was first developed with a registered patent, in April 2003 by SBT Co. Ltd., a Beijing based company, which is now controlled by the Golden Dragon Group Ltd. In 2004, Ruyan took over the project to further develop the emerging technology. Ruyan officially absorbed SBT Co. Ltd. and their name was changed to SBT RUYAN Technology & Development Co., Ltd. Already in May 2004, Ruyan sold the first electronic cigarette in China. In its first 3 years of production, SBT RUYAN saw steady increases in sales, from $13 million HKD ($1.7 million USD) in 2004 to $136 million HKD ($17 million USD) in 2005, and $286 million HKD ($37 million USD) in 2006.[7]

In April 2006, the electronic cigarette was brought to Europe, and officially launched at the "RUYAN" Overseas Promotion Conference in Austria.[8] After its introduction, this product was adapted to the European market and marketed in UK as the "Electro ***". In 2007, Reuters visited SBT RUYAN in Beijing, which drew media attention to the technology. According to Matt Salmon, president of the recently formed Electronic Cigarette Association, the total number of e-cigarette users was estimated to be 300,000 in October 2009, based on survey results. In his opinion, Salmon added, the actual figure was in excess of that

copied and psted from wikipedia

[invizo]

thanks luck , cheers

[REtread]

I'm considering looking up every possible model that is out there. At least for me anyway.

[seaspine]

I had to look around for a while but, if found this old post that dates the invention of the e-cig in 1963

http://www.vaportalk.com/forum/forum/index.php?/topic/2068-1963s-electronic-cigarette/

hope this helps.