who first created fire?

Answer 1

You mean who was the first to learn how to make a controlled fire for a useful purpose?

Good question! I have often wondered this myself.

I thought maybe the Bible might have answered this, but I haven't found a "for sure" specific instance of it. One of the earliest bible stories from Genesis is when Cain killed Abel over jealousy because God found favor with Abel's offering. (So was it a "BURNT" offering?) If it was, it's the first instance of using fire that I can think of.

Answer 2

Fire is a discovery rather than an invention. Man had been searching since prehistoric times for a way of making fire easily and quickly, but a really satisfactory answer was found only when tinder-boxes and matches appeared on the scene.

Prehistoric men knew about fire. They must have discovered it by chance, perhaps when lightening caused a fire or when the sun, shining on dry leaves, caused them to ignite. To our ancestors, the discovery of fire was a important as the discovery of electricity or atomic energy has been to us. It was so important that to the primitive mind of early man it seemed holy, a gift from the gods, and become the subject of many myths. In ancient mythology fire worship reappears often.

One of the ways in which prehistoric men made fire was by rubbing two pieces of wood together. It could also be done by rubbing two flint stones together.

Once man has discovered fire, he could warm himself in front of the flames and cook the flesh of animals (previously he had eaten meat raw). Fire bought light into the dark caves. As time went by and men lived in houses, a fire in the hearth helped to create a homely atmosphere.

With the aid of fire, men could build furnaces into which they put iron or a variety of other substances, mixed with charcoal. they used bellows to make the fires hotter and so were able to fashion tools for many purposes.

For many centuries man used fire to help him with the task of everyday life, although he did not learn to control it completely until the invention of fuel ignition systems, without which modern industry could not function.

Thanks to fire, was able to manufacture files, saws, axes, hammer, anvils, tongs and deadly weapons. He also leant how to make glass. So the discovery of fire was of vital importance in the history of humanity. But such a powerful element has its dangers as well as its advantages. It can do us a great deal of good but can also bring disaster. Think of example of how we heat our buildings: they are comfortable to live in, but if something goes wrong a fire can break out and cause great destruction.

Answer 3

Fire wasn't created by a PERSON. It was created by nature. In Greek mythology, it would be Mother Nature. Lightning, or friction perhaps.

Answer 4

Well, that all depends on you. Either Promethius stole it for us, god made it, lightning made the first fire, lava made the first fire, some lucky caveman, or any number of other creation mythical people/gods.

Answer 5

Lightning

Answer 6

Fire was probably started by lightning. The resulting benefit of it was discovered.

Answer 7

do u mean who first made it or who 1st controlled it? as far as i can tell ancient man has been using fire as long as theyve been around, but i dont who first smashed rocks 2gether or rubed sticks 2gether, and its almost impossible 2 find out

Answer 8

Wasn't it Australopithicus?

Answer 9

Slammin'!

Me and my flame tanks did!

Naturally!

Nothing like a good smoke!

.

Answer 10

homo sapiens (todays humans are homo sapiens sapiens)

IN LATIN (ive been taking a cousrse for 4 yrs now):

homo - man

sapiens - wise

(homo sapiens mean wise man)

(homo spaiens sapiens means wise wise man literally, but actually means very wise man)