Who invented the pen and when?
Man used to use bird feathers, reeds etc. to write in ancient times. But the invention of the modern ballpoint pen, which happened about 80 years ago, changed the way of writing forever. But do you know pen ka avishkar kisne kiya and when? Let me tell you, it was invented in 1888 by John Jacob Loud, an American lawyer and leather worker.
The idea to make John Laud a ball pen came while working on leather items. Actually, they had to mark large pieces of leather while cutting them. For this it was not possible to mark with pencil and fountain pen present at that time.
To solve this problem, he created a pen whose tip was the size of a small metal ball and could easily move around. A socket was used to hold that small ball in place.
John Laud obtained a patent for this new invention in America on October 30, 1888. This was the world's first patent for a ball pen.
Loud's ball pen was great for writing on leather but could not write smoothly on paper; Because his tip was hard. Due to this defect, he could not become more popular at that time.
Later in the year 1938, the Hungarian-born Argentinian inventor Ladislao José Biro was successful in creating a modern ball pen using thin ink and ball bearings. Jose Biro's pen was also very successful commercially and within a few years more than 100 billion pens were sold worldwide.
Q2. Who invented the Fountain Pen?
Answer: Fountain pen was invented by Romanian inventor Petrache Poenaru in the year 1827. Later in 1884, Lewis Waterman of America made many important changes in the design of fountain pen and made a better fountain pen.
Q3. What are pen ink made of?
Answer: Almost all pen inks are made by mixing one or more color pigments and a dye with a solvent (eg water or oil). Additional chemical compounds, such as oleic acid and alkyl alkanolamide, are also added to the ink to ensure that the pen runs smoothly on the paper.
Q4. What is the tip of a pen made of?
Answer: Nowadays pen nibs are mainly made of stainless steel or titanium.
Q5. What is the name of the world's most valuable pen?
Answer: The world's most valuable pen is 'Tibaldi Fulgor Nocturnus'. At present its cost is around 60 crores. It is made by the Italian company Tibaldi.
Q6. Is pen ink toxic?
Answer: No! If the pen ink has somehow gotten into your mouth, you don't need to be overly concerned. According to the World Health Organization - "There is so little ink in a ball pen or fountain pen that even if all of its ink goes inside the mouth, it will not be toxic."
Yes, if a small amount of ink has gone inside your stomach, then you should drink a little more water.
Q7. Who invented the pencil?
Answer: The modern pencil was invented by the French painter and scientist Nicolas-Jacques Conte in the year 1795.
Q8. Who invented rubber (eraser)?
Answer: Rubber was invented in the year 1770 by the optician Edward Nairne of England.
Q9. Who is credited with putting rubber on the pencil?
Answer: Hyman Lippmann, Lippmann was the first to come up with the idea of applying a small rubber band over the pencil. He also obtained a patent for it on March 30, 1858.
Q10. Who invented the pencil sharpener?
Answer: The French mathematician Bernard Lassimone is credited with creating the first pencil sharpener. Lassimone made the first sharpener in 1828. Although he was not like the sharpener he is today. Much like the sharpener we use today, African-American carpenter John Lee Love created it in 1897.
Q11. What is the center of a pencil made of?
Answer: From graphite, it is a naturally occurring form of crystalline carbon.
Q12. Who invented paper?
Answer: Chinese politician Cai Lun made paper similar to today in 105. That's why Kai Lun is considered the inventor of paper.