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Did NASA Spend Millions Developing a Pen When the Russians Used Pencils? (2017x47)
Data de estreia: Fev 23, 2017
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The humble ballpoint pen is an item so ubiquitous the chances of you not having one near you right now are so low E.T could probably give you the percentage on his right hand. Few people realize just how much technology, craftsmanship and effort goes into creating a single pen- probably because you can buy 30 of them for a few dollars, only to mysteriously have them all disappear within a week.
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Sources:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BoepCeyiSlQC&pg=PT64&dq=ballpoint+pen+John+J.+Loud&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tlr2UdLpEcaXPZmzgBA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ballpoint%20pen%20John%20J.%20Loud&f=false
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6eVgC-bOlQQC&pg=PA20&dq=ballpoint+pen+John+J.+Loud+leather&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TVv2UdN6xPDhBKWpgOAB&ved=0CFAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ballpoint%20pen%20John%20J.%20Loud%20leather&f=false
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1j9_Y8hwRI
http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/01/obituaries/marcel-bich-79-dies-cheap-pens-yielded-riches.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-baron-marcel-bich-1419867.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2134528/Biro
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