King Nebuchadnezzar II was the inventor of the screw. He is also credited with the building of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
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Archimedes of Syracuse invented the water screw, and Sir Joseph Whitworth invented the first standard screw thread system.
The first screw press was invented by the Romans, sometime in the first century AD. The exact date and the inventor are not known.
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The screw driver was possibly invented in the 15th century, which is when screws first appear to have been used. See the related question.
Historians do not really know how or why the screw was invented. This is because the use of screws predates our records.