Article Detail Who invented Automatic rifle ? Answer: John Browning of U.S.A. in 1918. Similar Questions : 1. Who invented Laser ? Answer: Charles H. Townes 2. Who invented Telescope ? Answer: Hans Lippershey of Netherlands in 1608. 3. Who invented Chloroform as anaesthetic ? Answer: James Simpson of Britain in 1847. 4. Who invented Microphone ? Answer: Emile Berliner invented the first microphone in 1876. 5. Who invented Open Heart Surgery ? Answer: Dr. Daniel Hale Williams 6. Who invented Biochemistry ? Answer: Jan Baptista Van Helmont of Belgium in 1648. 7. Who invented Steam Engine (Condenser) Answer: James Watt of Britain in 1765 Read more from - Important Inventions