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What is the origin of the Biro?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 12/3/2022

If you are referring to the ballpoint pen, usually called a Biro in British English, the origin comes from Laszlo Biro (Bíró László József). Bíró was the Hungarian journalist who invented the ballpoint pen. He was not the first to use a ball point mechanism, but previous versions did not work very well. His was the first design to become widely used and commercially successful. Although Bíró's name is properly pronounced "BEE-roh", most English speakers call his pen a "BYE-roh."

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Watson Dooley

Lvl 13
2y ago

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