![Lussac's hydro-lighter. 19th century artwork of the hydro-lighter invented by the French chemist and physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850). Ga Stock Photo - Alamy Lussac's hydro-lighter. 19th century artwork of the hydro-lighter invented by the French chemist and physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850). Ga Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ADNJWF/lussacs-hydro-lighter-19th-century-artwork-of-the-hydro-lighter-invented-by-the-french-chemist-and-physicist-joseph-louis-gay-lussac-1778-1850-ga-2ADNJWF.jpg)
Lussac's hydro-lighter. 19th century artwork of the hydro-lighter invented by the French chemist and physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850). Ga Stock Photo - Alamy
![Angewandte Chemie on Twitter: "Döbereiner's Lighter Invented in 1823 Considered the first commercial application of heterogeneous #catalysis, in this device a stream of H2 gas ignites upon contact with a Pt sponge. Angewandte Chemie on Twitter: "Döbereiner's Lighter Invented in 1823 Considered the first commercial application of heterogeneous #catalysis, in this device a stream of H2 gas ignites upon contact with a Pt sponge.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fz3MzZ-WwAETQEb.jpg:large)
Angewandte Chemie on Twitter: "Döbereiner's Lighter Invented in 1823 Considered the first commercial application of heterogeneous #catalysis, in this device a stream of H2 gas ignites upon contact with a Pt sponge.
![In 1932, an American Machinist named George Blaisdell invented a lighter based on an Austrian principle but made it easier to use and extinguish with one hand, and called it a Zippo, In 1932, an American Machinist named George Blaisdell invented a lighter based on an Austrian principle but made it easier to use and extinguish with one hand, and called it a Zippo,](https://preview.redd.it/in-1932-an-american-machinist-named-george-blaisdell-v0-78twfi73els81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4788a8981b3b98bed01a41130e977f9b17e2d196)