Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who invented Fountain Pen?

  1. John J. Loud

  2. Sir Frank Whittle

  3. Lewis E. Waterman

  4. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
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Explanation

Lewis E. Waterman is credited with inventing the first practical fountain pen in 1884, after a leaking pen ruined an insurance contract he was about to sign. His invention featured a reliable feed system that regulated ink flow using capillary action and air pressure. John J. Loud invented an early ballpoint pen, not a fountain pen, while the other options are unrelated to writing instruments.

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