Since 1950, it has far outsold the Rubik’s Cube and even the iPhone, and yet, it’s one of the most unsung and overlooked pieces of technology ever invented. And weirdly, it hasn’t had the ...

And have you ever thought about the history behind ... dioxide as well as inventing the fizzy drink. The first patent for a ballpoint pen went to America’s John J Loud in 1888.

It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint ... the first difference is the ink.

Although the Montblanc Meisterstück now comes in rollerball and ballpoint iterations ... 149 Fountain Pen This might be the most luxurious (and pricey) pen we’ve ever used.