Writing by hand, which speeds literacy and information retention, is on the decline. That worries neuroscientists, educators—and Bic. Never fear: The pen giant has a plan to preserve handwriting ...

He found work at a stationary wholesaler selling ink pots and quills. At the time, the ballpoint pen, which was invented in the late 19th century, still wasn’t catching on. “You had to keep ...

(His grandfather, Marcel Bich, started the company in 1945 and launched the BIC ballpoint pen in 1950.) “The way you learn things by writing with a pen and paper or drawing is inherent to our ...

He liked the way it moved, “Like a rocket,” he thought. “I know, I’ll write a song about it and call it Rocket Pen”. It was only the return of Bernie Taupin from the kitchen, where he ...

Now, the Italian pen and paper giant has added a standalone smartpen, called the Pen+ Ellipse ($179), to its Smart Writing System flock. The primary (and almost sole) difference between the Pen+ ...

Mar 18, 2009 01:40:00 A giant G pen whose first autographers Sunday and magazine posted an autograph · Part 1 In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the launch, a giant G pen with signature ...

It's just very, very slow." And very, very slowly, the artist created a series of ten drawings, now on display along with that giant pen, at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle. Even the title of this ...