Who invented the modern ballpoint pen, known in Argentina as the 'birome' in his honor?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. László Bíró (Ladislao José Biro), a Hungarian-born inventor naturalized
- Step 1: Bíró fled Europe in 1940 and patented his revolutionary capillary ball-point pen in Buenos Aires. Step 2. Together with partner Juan Jorge Meyne, they marketed it under the commercial brand 'Birome'. Answer: László Bíró (Ladislao José Biro), a Hungarian-born inventor naturalized. Why not the others: In Argentina, 29 September (Bíró's birthday) is officially celebrated as National Inventor's Day.
Practise more Science, Medicine and Argentine Inventions.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed General Knowledge (Argentina) mock tests.
More Science, Medicine and Argentine Inventions questions
- Who was the first Latin American to win a Nobel Prize in science, awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
- Which Argentine scientist won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering sugar nucleotides?
- Which Argentine-British scientist won the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for inventing monoclonal antibodies?
- Who received the 1936 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Latin American Nobel laureate?
- Which human rights activist and sculptor won the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for non-violent resistance against military dictatorship?
- Which world-renowned cardiac surgeon developed the standardized coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in 1967?