Who invented the door?

Question

When, who and where invented the door? At some point someone came up with the brilliant idea of filling the hole with a swinging thing. Have you any ideas who?

Answer 1

The guy who got tired crawling out of a window.

Answer 2

I reckon the idea of keeping the wind out of the cave or hut by blocking up the entrance with something of suitable size probably developed quite early on. The real stroke of genius was to invent the hinge so that the crude barrier would conveniently swing, instead of having to be lifted aside. That must have been quite advanced technology - my guess is that it would come fairly soon after the invention of the wheel, which also involves an object rotating around a pin or axle. Or, maybe the hinge came first.
As to "when", who knows? As has already been said, the Ancient Egyptians had them, but the Chinese were an early civilisation, too, so they could have worked it out.

Answer 3

Interesting facts:
The earliest records are those represented in the paintings of the Egyptian tombs, in which they are shown as single or double doors, each in a single piece of wood

Dee Horton and Lew Hewitt invented the sliding automatic door in 1954

The revolving door was invented in 1888 by Theophilus Van Kannel of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Answer 4

Bob Door

Answer 5

I'm guessing Adam invented the door shortly after Able learned to walk and talk.

Answer 6

Aldous Huxley

Answer 7

Theres no telling who invented the door.It was probally done out of necessity like footwear,walking sticks or head covering.More than likely it was to keep someone or something out of a certain area than keeping themselves in. Good question. MKEN

Answer 8

William Bucklew Jackson invented the door in 284 B.C., in order to keep the wild goats at bay. This all happened in Greece, he later went on to invent the SUN, and WATER. However the goats ended up killing him while he slept one night.

Thanks for playing.

Answer 9

It was just some guy living in a cave, and he needed to stop nosy dinosaurs poking their noses in, so he invented the door?

Answer 10

I am not sure of her name, but it was a woman and she invented the door so she could scream at her philandering husband, "Don't let the door hit you on the way out!"

Answer 11

I believe it was Archduke Frederik Door.
It was invented in 1680 and was used mostly
for entering and exiting various rooms in a house.
It has since broadened to allow access to cars,
monkeys, and food storage cabinets.