INVENTION OF THE BALLPOINT PEN

By Pizzas

Inventor of the ballpoint pen

László Bíró he came from Hungarian and was born in

Budapest on September 19th, 1899 died on November 24th 1985 in Buenos

Aires

How he did it

He developed a new tip consisting of a ball that was free to turn in a socket, and as it turned it would pick up ink from a cartridge and then roll to deposit it on paper

Pens founded through the years

Quill pen-founded in 700 AD Reservoir pen-founded in 953 Fountain pen-founded in 19 century Ballpoint pen-founded in 1938

Quill Reservoir Fountain Ballpoint

Ball point pens

Refillable-made of metal and plastic Disposable-made of plastics Simplest types-cap pens , made of metal

or plastic (or both) Others have a mechanism for retracting

the tip, the mechanism is usually controlled by a button at the top and is powered by a spring within the body of the pen , but other possibilities include a pair of buttons , a screw , or a slide

Benefits of the ballpoint pen

Having the ball point pen is faster The Quill needs to be dipped into ink(so

those the reservoir and fountain pen) The ballpoint pen can be used

immediately after pushing the button and only has to be refilled when the ink cartridge is empty

Pictures of ball point pens

Quiz

No shouting Raise up your hand No “so unfair” mourning Sit down

For Girls

Who was the inventor of the ball point pen?

1) Adorjan 2) Barto 3) László

For Boys

When was the ballpoint pen founded? 1)1899 2)1938 3)953

For All

Where was the inventor of the ballpoint pen born in?

1)Singapore 2)Hungary 3)Japan

For the Teacher

What are disposable ballpoint pens made 1)Metal 2)Plastic 3)Rubber

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