Vaping is a billion dollar industry now. But it traces its roots back to its invention back in 1963 Vaping has garnered a lot of attention in the past several years for a History of Vaping eLiquid.com Did you know that vapes were originally invented primarily as an alternative to smoking tobacco? Unfortunately, vapes have sparked a new epidemic of nicotine addiction among those who may not even use The first smoker to try a nicotine vape ("e cigarette") was Hon Lik. He invented it to help himself quit smoking. He has vaped for 20 years, and is now 70 years old. Hon Lik invented the e cigarette to quit smoking but now he's a dual user Vaping The Guardian A History of Vaping