A ballpoint pen, also known as a biro[1] (British English), ball pen (Hong Kong, Indian, Indonesian, Pakistani, and Philippine English), or dot pen[2] (Nepali English and South Asian English), is a …

Aug 7, 2023 · But those of you in the UK know that cheap ballpoints are often referred to as “biros.” If you’ve ever wondered about the reason for that, it’s this: The first ballpoint pen, …

This was the Biro, the first successful ballpoint pen – a deceptively simple writing instrument with a very big story behind it.

László József Bíró (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈjoːʒɛf ˈbiːroː]; né Schweiger; 29 September 1899 – 24 October 1985), Hispanicized as Ladislao José Biro, was a Hungarian-Argentine …

Aug 22, 2012 · The pen may be mightier than the sword, but when Jewish-Hungarian journalist László Bíró invented the ballpoint pen in the 1930s clichéd sayings were probably the last …

Jan 10, 2023 · What exactly is a biro? As it turns out, a biro is just a British term for a ballpoint pen. So when Harry said that he had received a biro from his great aunt, all he was saying is …

Feb 22, 2018 · A Hungarian journalist named Laszlo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938. Biro had noticed that the ink used in newspaper printing dried quickly, leaving the paper …

May 28, 2023 · There was only one ballpoint pen they could buy, the 'Biro'. It went on sale in May 1945 for 55 shillings (£2.75, or £80 in today's money) only in specialist stationers and …

Bíró László József (1899 - 1985) was the inventor of the ballpoint pen as we know it today. Bíró László was born in Budapest, Hungary. He worked as an editor in the Hungarian newspaper …

The Biro pen, commonly known as the ballpoint pen, is an everyday writing instrument that has had a profound impact on the world since its invention. Its ease of use, reliability, and …