It was invented by the early people of China. The people were in need of light and they found a substance that would light witch is the WICK and another substance that would hold the wick in place and would show them when it was done being lit.
About 5,000 years ago is when the candle was first invented
Egypt
prehistoric
the first wax was a candle
King Alfred the Great
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The candle clock, although there is no exact evidence, was first used in 1206 AD in China and Japan.
George Bunnell did not invent the candle. The candle is believed to have been invented by the ancient Romans in the 1st century AD.
He invented the time candle & the lantern.
A carved pumpkin with a candle is called a jack-o-lantern. It used to be a turnip with a candle in it. The Celts and Irish invented it but for different reasons.
Sir Isaac Newton invented candle wax. It was first used as a body smoothing cream, but soon was turned into a wax stick with a wick. (candle)
Keely Ersland, 17-year-old invented the first candle ever made. :)