That would be the supercharger, as its history can be traced back in 1860.
Turbocharging is almost as old as that of the internal combustion engine which can be traced back early as 1885 and 1896.
Supercharger combustion engine was patented in 1885. The first patent for a practical turbocharger on the other hand was applied for in 1896. It belongs to a Swiss mechanical engineer Alfred Buchi.
Superchargers and turbochargers are mentioned almost in the same breath by many people in the auto industry. Either one will deal with power. Turbochargers and superchargers are known as forced induction systems.
It means that either will compress the air flowing into the engine, which provides more power to the car. But which is better? Here are the differences between superchargers and turbochargers shared by Procarmechanics.com.