The History of the Pen

By LynnComm47
  • 500

    In the Begining

    In the Begining
    Ancient civilizations used reeds were used to write. In around B.C. 500, though, feathers from the goose were used to write.
  • Period: 500 to

    The Pen

    The pen is an important part of history.
  • Period: 500 to

    Still There

    Quill pens have hardly changed a bit.

  • Quill Pens Are Still in Use

    Quill pens are in use and have been for around 1,500 years. but something else is starting to come up.

  • Steel Nibs

    Steel Nibs
    Now steel nibbed pens are coming into use. They worked much better than quills, and lasted longer. If you were lucky your quill would last a week.

  • The Leather-Writing Pen

    In 1888 John Loud made a ball-ended marking pen. It came with a bottle of ink, and was to be used on leather. This was no improvement, for the pen never sold.

  • The Ball-Point Pen

    The Ball-Point Pen
    László Jozsef Bíró invented the ball-point pen in 1938. He found that the thick ink would not flow through the pen, so he added a small ball to the end.

  • 2012 Update

    2012 Update
    The pen has come very far, from a reed forward. Right now, you can buy any kind of pen, from a fountain pen to a gel-point pen.

  • My Future Prediction

    I predict that you will be able to think what you want the pen tho write, and it will stand up straight an write for you.

  • EasyBib

    Works Cited
    Ament, Phil. "Ballpoint Pen History - Invention of the Ballpoint Pen." Ballpoint Pen History - Invention of the Ballpoint Pen. The Great Idea Finder, 1997-2007. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/ballpen.htm.
    A Fountain Pen. Digital image. Pen. Wikipidia, 30 Oct. 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen.
    Gerber, Louis. "The History of the Ballpoint Pen." The History of the Ballpoint Pen. Www.cosmopolis.ch, 17+18 Oct. 2002. Web. 30