The Economic Times

In 1938, Laszlo Biro noticed newspaper ink dried instantly while his fountain pen kept smudging, what he invented next 'revolutionised' writing forever

A Hungarian journalist, Laszlo Biro, noticed newspaper ink dried fast. This led him to invent the ballpoint pen. He replaced fountain pen ink with a thicker, quick-drying version. A tiny ball at the tip controlled ink flow. This innovation made writing cleaner and more reliable. The ballpoint pen became a global writing tool.