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 ... Read full entry
The Biro ballpoint pen’s 70th birthday
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 16 June, 2008 to the design and art subset
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