October 30 is the day the ballpoint pen was invented

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This day goes down in history as the date for the patenting of the first invention of the small ballpoint pen - the first ballpoint pen.

The owner of this discovery is officially John Luad (USA). Although he presented his invention in October 1888, roughly modern-looking pens only became widespread in the late 30s.

Hungarian journalist Josef Laso Biro has now received a patent for a pen that we all know with our hands and eyes. Biro, who is always obsessed with the obligation to carry ink with him and the stains left on the pen, is seriously concerned about creating a handy work tool. As a result of research, the ballpoint pen was born. The right to produce it on a large scale will be acquired by the British Air Force. Biro manages to monetize his invention for the second time on another continent - Latin America; The Tversharp company in Argentina pays the lucky journalist $ 1 million, which was considered an unprecedented fortune at the time.

The new product quickly attracts public attention with its cheapness and convenience. The compact textbook fell into the hands of Milton Reynolds, an American merchant traveling in Argentina. Reynolds, who is a master of his craft, estimates how much profit can be made through this innovation. When inquired and found that the invention was registered only in two countries, and, most importantly, has not yet entered the world's largest market - the United States, no official documents have been signed in this regard, it will be launched immediately. In 1943, the trader obtained a patent in the United States for someone else's invention, and began mass production. Reynolds was right: the ballpoint pen gained fame at lightning speed, selling 10 copies a day at the only Jimbel store in New York. True, the author of the discovery, Biro, wants to restore his rights through the courts, but his attempts do not yield the expected result.

This is not the end of the pen's task of "giving birth to millions." In 1958, the Frenchman Marcel Bik further simplified the pen mechanism and began production under the name BIC, at a lower cost. Thus was founded BIC Corporation, which today occupies a large share of the global training tool market, and its owner remains one of the richest people in the world.