9 result(s) for ballpoint pen in Articles
Amazing Hungarian Innovations: Local Men Behind the Ballpoint Pen
- 3 Jul 2024 1:17 PM
- community & culture
In 1930, a Hungarian inventor named László József Bíró observed children playing with marbles in a puddle. He noticed that the marbles left a trail of water as they rolled, sparking an innovative idea: why not use a ball-shaped metal nib for writing? This observation led to the conceptualization of the now world famous ballpoint pen.
Watch: Hungarian Inventions Over the Centuries
- 10 Jul 2023 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Hungarians have always been great at finding innovative ways to solve problems, often leading to the invention of objects that now surround us every day.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 4, Part 3.
- 29 Mar 2023 12:06 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
10 Talented Hungarians Worth Knowing More About By Expats
- 9 Jul 2020 7:21 AM
- http://www.budapesttimes.hu/
- entertainment
The world has Hungary to thank for providing many talented people, from Hollywood film stars to clever inventors and dauntless adventurers. Ed: It's well worth expats knowing about them, not least when enjoying a conversation with locals.
5 Top Fun Facts About Hungary
- 9 Jul 2018 12:57 PM
- https://www.swedishnomad.com/
- specials
You probably know the Hungarian language is rather unique, with 44 letters in its alphabet, and that there are many outstanding Hungarian inventions such as the Rubik’s cube, ballpoint pen, holography, digital computing, and the first functional helicopter.
The Future Is In Our Hands
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
By Notebookspecialista: Early September saw one of the most prominent electronics fairs, IFA 2016, with a wide array of mind-blowing gadgets from leading manufacturers. Here's our pick of the trailblazers.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
See What Happened @ Hungarian Design Management In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Ever since Laszlo Biro first designed the ballpoint pen, Hungary has had a passion for design. The annual Hungarian Design awards took place in the equally beautiful Műcsarnok, a place fitting in its style and grandeur for these passionate and talented designers to showcase their work.
Xpat Opinion: Rolling Into War, Rolling Into Art
- 19 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the late 1930s, Europe teetered on the verge of what would soon become The 1939-1945 War, or to Americans, the Second World War. Out in Hungary, one newspaper editor was frustrated. He wasted far too much time filling up fountain pens and cleaning up smudged pages. He was annoyed that the sharp tip of his fountain pen often tore the paper.
Amazing Hungarian Innovations: Local Men Behind the Ballpoint Pen
- 3 Jul 2024 1:17 PM
- community & culture
In 1930, a Hungarian inventor named László József Bíró observed children playing with marbles in a puddle. He noticed that the marbles left a trail of water as they rolled, sparking an innovative idea: why not use a ball-shaped metal nib for writing? This observation led to the conceptualization of the now world famous ballpoint pen.
Watch: Hungarian Inventions Over the Centuries
- 10 Jul 2023 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Hungarians have always been great at finding innovative ways to solve problems, often leading to the invention of objects that now surround us every day.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 4, Part 3.
- 29 Mar 2023 12:06 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
10 Talented Hungarians Worth Knowing More About By Expats
- 9 Jul 2020 7:21 AM
- http://www.budapesttimes.hu/
- entertainment
The world has Hungary to thank for providing many talented people, from Hollywood film stars to clever inventors and dauntless adventurers. Ed: It's well worth expats knowing about them, not least when enjoying a conversation with locals.
5 Top Fun Facts About Hungary
- 9 Jul 2018 12:57 PM
- https://www.swedishnomad.com/
- specials
You probably know the Hungarian language is rather unique, with 44 letters in its alphabet, and that there are many outstanding Hungarian inventions such as the Rubik’s cube, ballpoint pen, holography, digital computing, and the first functional helicopter.
The Future Is In Our Hands
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
By Notebookspecialista: Early September saw one of the most prominent electronics fairs, IFA 2016, with a wide array of mind-blowing gadgets from leading manufacturers. Here's our pick of the trailblazers.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
See What Happened @ Hungarian Design Management In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Ever since Laszlo Biro first designed the ballpoint pen, Hungary has had a passion for design. The annual Hungarian Design awards took place in the equally beautiful Műcsarnok, a place fitting in its style and grandeur for these passionate and talented designers to showcase their work.
Xpat Opinion: Rolling Into War, Rolling Into Art
- 19 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the late 1930s, Europe teetered on the verge of what would soon become The 1939-1945 War, or to Americans, the Second World War. Out in Hungary, one newspaper editor was frustrated. He wasted far too much time filling up fountain pens and cleaning up smudged pages. He was annoyed that the sharp tip of his fountain pen often tore the paper.