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A ball point pen is a writing instrument similar to a pencil in size and shape. The pens have an internal chamber filled with a viscous, dark colored ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by a small metal sphere (0.7 mm to 1.00 mm in diameter). Inexpensive, reliable and maintenance free, they have largely supplanted the fountain-pen?. There are two basic types: disposable and re-fillable. Disposable pens are chiefly made of plastic and discarded when the ink is consumed; re-fillable pens are metal or plastic and tend to be higher in quality and price. |
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A ball point pen is a writing instrument similar to a pencil in size and shape. The pens have an internal chamber filled with a viscous, dark colored ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by a small metal sphere (0.7 mm to 1.00 mm in diameter); the ink dries almost immediately after contact with paper. Inexpensive, reliable and maintenance free, they have largely supplanted the fountain-pen?. There are two basic types: disposable and re-fillable. Disposable pens are chiefly made of plastic and discarded when the ink is consumed; re-fillable pens are metal or plastic and tend to be higher in quality and price. |
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The ball point pen was invented by the Hungarian Ladislao (Laszlo) Josef Biro? and his brother Georg, a chemist. They obtained a patent on June 10, 1943 and made the first successful pens. They were first used by RAF Aircrew who found the pens performed better at high altitudes than fountain-pens?. /Talk? |
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