Article Detail Who invented Chloroform as anaesthetic ? Answer: James Simpson of Britain in 1847. Similar Questions : 1. Who invented Automatic rifle ? Answer: John Browning of U.S.A. in 1918. 2. Who invented Proton ? Answer: Ernest Rutherford 3. Who invented Nylon ? Answer: Wallace Carothers 4. Who invented Transformer ? Answer: Ottó Bláthy 5. Who invented Helicopter ? Answer: Igor Sikorsky 6. Who invented Transistor ? Answer: Bardeen, Shockley & Britain of U.S.A. in 1948 7. Who invented Locomotive ? Answer: George Stephenson was first to buit steam locomotives. Read more from - Important Inventions