THE FIRTS PEN

By E, A & D
  • The Egyptians
    3150 BCE

    The Egyptians

    The Egyptians invented reed pens 3150 BC. These pens were made of reed or bamboo (different plants). People dipped the pen in ink to write.
  • QUILL PEN
    501

    QUILL PEN

    In the 6 th century, people used quill pens and ink to write. A quill pen was made from the feathers of a big bird. The writer dipped the quill pen in ink many times to write four or five words.
  • FOUNTAIN PEN

    FOUNTAIN PEN

    The French government patented
    it in 1827. Fountain pens were very different from quill pens. The ink was inside the
    pen.
  • BALLPOINT PEN

    BALLPOINT PEN

    Lazlo Biro was a printer from Hungary. In 1938, he invented a ballpoint pen. He wasn’t
    the first person to invent the ballpoint pen.
  • BIROS

    BIROS

    Now, millions of people write with ballpoint pens, or biros (named after Lazlo Biro).
    People like them because they don’t leave ink spots and don’t need refilling. There are
    many types of ballpoint pen, including pens that write underwater and pens that write
    in space.