You may not realise this but the humble ballpoint pen, used by millions of people around the world every day, is less than eight decades old. Jump to content. UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

The Biro ballpoint pen aided pilots and navigators during World War II. June 10 is National Ballpoint Pen Day (as well as, for some reason, National Iced Tea Day).

The patent was awarded on June 10, 1943, the anniversary of which is celebrated as National Ballpoint Pen Day—but the story didn't end there. Argentinian pen ad. Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 2.5 ...

Google doodle is commemorating the 117th birthday of Ladislao Jose Biro, a name not quite familiar when we think of inventors who changed the world with their inventions.

1)The ballpoint pen was inspired by the newspaper printing press. As a newspaper editor in Budapest, Biro, born in 1899, became aware of how efficiently newspapers were printed and how fast the ...

American banker John L. Loud patented a ballpoint pen in 1888. It used a ball-and-socket to deliver sticky, quick-drying ink. Too sticky: The ink was so coarse, it didn't really work well on paper.

American banker John L. Loud patented a ballpoint pen in 1888. It used a ball-and-socket to deliver sticky, quick-drying ink. Too sticky: The ink was so coarse, it didn't really work well on paper.