An edition of Ballpoint (2012)

Ballpoint

a tale of genius and grit, perilous times, and the invention that changed the way we write

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An edition of Ballpoint (2012)

Ballpoint

a tale of genius and grit, perilous times, and the invention that changed the way we write

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Part history and part historical novel, this book recounts the invention of the first mass-produced ballpoint pen and the two figures who brought it to life: László Bíró and Andor Goy.

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New Europe Books
Language
English
Pages
208

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Subjects

Ball-point pens, Inventors, Biography, History, Hungary, biography, Pens

People

László József Bíró (1899-1985), Andor Goy (1896-1991)

Places

Hungary, Argentina

Times

1896-1991
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Cover of: Ballpoint
Ballpoint: a tale of genius and grit, perilous times, and the invention that changed the way we write
Aug 07, 2012, New Europe Books
in English

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Edition Notes

"First published, in Hungarian and English, in 2001 by ICO"--T.p. verso.

Published in
North Adams, Mass
Other Titles
Ball-point

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
681/.6
Library of Congress
TS1267 .M65 2012, TS1267.M65 2012

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
208

ID Numbers

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OL25259837M
ISBN 13
9780982578117
LCCN
2012008355
OCLC/WorldCat
769428801

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