what year was the hair dryer invented
Alexander F Godefrey. in 1890 the first hairdryer was invented by french stylist,Alexander F Godefrey. His invention was a large,seated version that consisted of a bonnet that attatched to the chimney pipe of a gas stove. The first portable hair dryer. The inventors of the Hamiltom beach company developed the first portable, handheld hair dryer. They were made of Steel and Zinc weighing more than two pounds. They did not dry hair very good because they only produced 100 watts of heat.