Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who invented the ball point pen

  1. Oscar

  2. Wilson

  3. Waterman

  4. Lazlo Biro
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Explanation

Laszlo Biro, a Hungarian journalist, invented the modern ballpoint pen in the 1930s. His design used a tiny ball in the pen tip that rolled to distribute ink. The 'Biro' pen is named after him and became commercially successful in the 1940s. Lewis Waterman invented the fountain pen.

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