Who was the first person to discover fire?

Answer 1

It partly depends on what you mean by fire; if you consider the sun is producing "fire" (and, by implication the other stars also produce fire) then the first stars are thought to have appeared around 13.7 billion years ago.

You might argue that the stars produce superheated plasma, rather than fire. On Earth, fires are naturally caused by thunderstorms, where lightning hits flammable materials. Indeed, some plants (the Giant Redwood is one) have evolved so that they need occasional fires as part of their life cycle.

Evidence of controlled fire use has been found from Peking Man caves from around 790,000 years ago. At that time, the Earth was going through an Ice Age so it would have been pretty chilly! It's impossible to know if the fire was started naturally - from a branch captured from a lightning struck tree - or artificially.

Answer 2

Fire was invented in the Paleolithic period.

Answer 3

The first fire extinguisher was patented in England in 1723 by Ambrose Godfrey.

but modern fire extinguisher was invented by British Captain George William Manby in 1818.

Answer 4

around the time of Adam and Eve if you believe in that, but if not then, in caveman time.

Answer 5

Cavemen created the first fire.

Answer 6

the stone age people