Who invented the word "smog" ?

Question

"I have no idea", and "I don't know" are not answers. Also, I already know that the word itself is a combination of the two words smoke and fog. Please try and be more concise when answering. Thank You

Answer 1

The term "smog" was first coined by Dr. Henry Antoine Des Voeux in his 1905 paper, “Fog and Smoke,” for a meeting of the Public Health Congress. The 26 July 1905 edition of the London newspaper Daily Graphic quoted Des Voeux, “[H]e said it required no science to see that there was something produced in great cities which was not found in the country, and that was smoky fog, or what was known as ‘smog.’” The following day the newspaper stated that “Dr. Des Voeux did a public service in coining a new word for the London fog.”

Answer 2

I don't know if there is any one person whose name can be put in that category, but I think I can remember how it 'happened' to come about. Smog is the 'combination of two words; smoke, and fog. It was probably a 'weather forecaster' who first used the word 'smog' because he/she 'made a mistake' and was trying to read from print too fast. It happened in the early to middle 1950s, though, because I can remember a time before there was the word 'smog' and can remember hearing it 'a lot' after 1955, when it became more commonly used.

Answer 3

Antonius Xavier Smog, born 1845, died 1904.

Just kidding....it is just a combination of "smoke" and "fog" but not sure who coined the phrase. Google it.

Answer 4

possibly it just developed as a cross between smoke and fog.

Answer 5

Richard's answer is correct -- except that he should not have put brackets around the 'H'. The letter is capitalized in the original.

(OK, so I'm nit-picking :) So sue me!)

Answer 6

it either somthing to do with fog or smoke i think matey all gones

Answer 7

frank zappa

Answer 8

I have no clue, but whoever it was made it easily.