The story behind the creation of the ballpoint pen, and also the origin of the Bic pen.
Biro sold his patent to Baron Marcel Bich of France for $2m, around £11.6m in today’s money. In 1950 Bich (who later dropped the ‘h’ to become Bic) launched his own cheap, disposable, mass-produced ballpoint pen. It conquered the market and in 1965 the French government approved its use in schools, with other countries following suit.
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