While the first evidence of carbonated beverages dates back to 1772, the first antique soda maker wasn't invented until 1903. A gin fortune heir invented the world's first SodaStream at this time in London. By the 1970s-1980s, the product was in many United Kingdom households. It wasn't until a relaunch of the product in 2009 that soda makers began to make their way into European and U.S.households.