the screw was created over 2000 years ago.It was invented by a Greek named Archimedes.It was first used for watering fields. A person turned the giant wooden screw,which pulled water from lakes or rivers and sent it into fields.The water was used for irrigating crops. Much later,in the 1600s, screws were made by carpenters to hold things logether. Today the screw is mass-produced and has an unlimited number of uses.