The friction match that we use today was invented by John Walker in 1826. John Walker had a keen interest in making easy to access fire for piratical use. In one of his experiments he accidentally struck a piece of wood that was dipped in a mixture he was experimenting with at the time. He realized the significance of this and refined it into a design very similar to what we use today. John Walker sold his matched in small boxes that came with little sheets of sand paper to ignite the match.
China invented the match stick
The first match was invented by English chemist John Walker in 1827.
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