Talk:Ballpoint pen
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Shouldn't that be ball-point?
Biro Pen
Can anyone tell me if it would have been possible for a serviceman to be using a ball-point pen in Australia in November 1941. I'm researching a period of military history Thanks
Importing from the village pump:
Conflict of information - ballpoint pen
Zagreb states it was invented by Slavoljub Penkala which article states he invented an automatic pencil. Ballpoint pen states it was invented by Laszlo Biro -- SGBailey 2004-02-05
- At least one person went a bit overboard a while ago concerning Slavoljub Penkala. It has been claimed that he invented the propelling pencil (which IIRC checks out), the fountain pen (which doesn't, although he had a patent on at least one specific design), and apparently now the ballpoint pen too. I think it was Biro. Onebyone 21:05, 5 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- As explained under ballpoint pen, several people have 'invented' it at different times. However, I don't think Slavoljub Penkala is widely thought to be one of them; indeed, the Zagreb article in question is rather in need of checking in several ways, so is like very unreliable. - IMSoP 03:38, 6 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Sharp Electronics and Eversharp
Though the story is often repeated, Eversharp (Wahl) was never related to Sharp Electronics. See A Tale of Two Pencils (http://www.vintagepens.com/Eversharp_history.htm)