HISTORICAL FIGURES AND THEIR INVENTIONS THE PEN

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  • REED PENS
    3000 BCE

    REED PENS

    The Egyptians invented reed pens. These pens were made of
    bamboo (different plants). People dipped the
    pen in ink to write.
  • QUILL PEN
    501

    QUILL PEN

    In the 6th century, people used quill pens and ink to write.
    A quill pen was made from the feathers
    writer dipped the quill pen in ink many times to
    write four or five words. Shakespeare created a lot of drama
    plays using quill pens, ink, and paper.
  • FOUNTAIN PEN

    FOUNTAIN PEN

    Later, Petrache Poenaru invented the fountain pen. The French government patented it in 1827. Fountain pens were very different from quill pens. The ink was inside the pen, so people used it to write pages. But they weren’t very popular because they left spot of ink on the paper.
  • LOZLO BIRO

    LOZLO BIRO

    Lazlo Biro was a printer from Hungary. In 1938, he invented a ballpoint pen. He wasn’t the first person to invent the ballpoint pen, but his design was the best.
  • NOWADAYS PENS

    NOWADAYS PENS

    Now, millions of people write with ballpoint pens, or Biros (named after Lazlo Biro). People like them because they don’t leave ink spots and don’t need refilling. There are many types of ballpoint pen, including pens that write underwater and pens that write in space.