The untold story of the first E Cigarette inventor Pouch Patrol Story of the electronic cigarette: origin and invention X Bar Official Online Shop Electronic cigarette Wikipedia Hon Lik invented the e cigarette to quit smoking but now he's a dual user Vaping The Guardian 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.