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Bic and others. A ballpoint pen, also known as a biro[ 1 ] (British English), ball pen (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Pakistani, Indian and Philippine English), or dot pen[ 2 ] (Nepali English and South Asian English), is a pen that dispenses ink (usually in paste form) over a metal ball at its point, i.e., over a "ball point".
Ballpoint pen artwork. James Mylne (UK), Polo Pony 1 (2008) ballpoint pen on paper. Since their invention and subsequent proliferation in the mid-20th century, ballpoint pens have proven to be a versatile art medium for professional artists as well as amateur doodlers. [ 1 ]Ballpoint pen artwork created over the years have been favorably ...
Macro image of a 0.7 mm Rotring Rapidograph nib showing the flow control wire. A technical pen is a specialized instrument used by an engineer, architect, or drafter to make lines of constant width for architectural, engineering, or technical drawings. Technical pens may use either a refillable ink reservoir or a replaceable ink cartridge.
A thin object (pen), held with three fingers, allows you to draw thin lines. Penmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. Today, this is most commonly done with a pen, or pencil, but throughout history has included many different implements.
Signature. John Jacob Loud (November 2, 1844 – August 10, 1916) was an American inventor known for designing the first ballpoint pen. Trained as a lawyer at Harvard College, Loud worked at the Union National Bank in Weymouth, Massachusetts as a cashier. He was also active in his community as a member of his church, a trustee of many local ...
Ballpoint pen [ edit] Original - A higly magnified image of the tip of a ballpoint pen. Even though the image doesn't meet the resolution standard (1000px) by 94 pixels, I think it still highlights a very interesting detail of a very mundane object - a ballpoint pen, an integral part of modern society in itself - that one doesn't pay attention ...
Signature. László József Bíró (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈjoːʒɛf ˈbiːroː]; born László József Schweiger; 29 September 1899 – 24 October 1985), Hispanicized as Ladislao José Biro, was a Hungarian-Argentine inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. The first ballpoint pen had been ...
Inventor and politician. Notable credit. Creation of the Fisher Space Pen. Paul C. Fisher (October 10, 1913 – October 20, 2006) was an American inventor and politician. He invented the Fisher Space Pen. [1] Fisher was born in Lebanon, Kansas, the son of Alice (Bales) and Carey Albert Fisher, a Methodist minister. [2]