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L szlì B­rì's last name is, in much of the world, a synonym for his revolutionary writing tool. But few people know that B­rì began his career in interwar Budapest as a journalist frustrated with spotty ink; that he escaped fascism by fleeing to Paris and, finally, to Buenos Aires; that a fellow Hungarian, Andor Goy, also played a vital role in the pen's development; and that, in a tragic twist of shared fate, business pressures and politics ultimately deprived both men of their rights to the ballpoint pen. A fascinating life story and history.

Ballpoint: A Tale of Genius and Grit, Perilous Times, and the Invention that Changed the Way We Write

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Paperback / softback by David Evans , Gyoergy Moldova

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L szlì B­rì's last name is, in much of the world, a synonym for his revolutionary writing tool. But few... Read more

    Publisher: New Europe Books
    Publication Date: 23/08/2012
    ISBN13: 9780982578117, 978-0982578117
    ISBN10: 0982578113

    Number of Pages: 200

    Non Fiction , History

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    L szlì B­rì's last name is, in much of the world, a synonym for his revolutionary writing tool. But few people know that B­rì began his career in interwar Budapest as a journalist frustrated with spotty ink; that he escaped fascism by fleeing to Paris and, finally, to Buenos Aires; that a fellow Hungarian, Andor Goy, also played a vital role in the pen's development; and that, in a tragic twist of shared fate, business pressures and politics ultimately deprived both men of their rights to the ballpoint pen. A fascinating life story and history.

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