Laszlo Biro
Laszlo Biro · Technology & Engineering
Invented the modern ballpoint pen (the 'biro'), patented in the late 1930s.
1899, Budapest, Austria-Hungary — 1985, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Budapest, Paris and Buenos Aires
Laszlo Biro is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Invented the modern ballpoint pen (the 'biro'), patented in the late 1930s.
Laszlo Biro was a Hungarian-Jewish journalist and inventor who developed the modern ballpoint pen, patented in the late 1930s and still called a 'biro' in many countries. Fleeing Nazi persecution, he emigrated to Argentina, where he perfected and commercialized the pen. His invention became one of the most widely used writing tools in the world.
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Invented the modern ballpoint pen (the 'biro'), patented in the late 1930s.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_B%C3%ADr%C3%B3
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