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Zipper (1851) and ballpoint pen (1888) would be my picks.
by nathell 7y ago
Zipper (1851) and ballpoint pen (1888) would be my picks.
- ryanmercer 7y agoThe development, and successful commercialization, of the ballpoint pen is a really interesting hole to dive down. John Loud is like check this cool thing I made, it doesn't really work though. Laszlo Biro comes along and makes it viable, everyone tries to rip him off, then Marcel Bich comes along and is like "Biro, let me have that, everyone sit down Bic has this!". Stuff You Should Know did a podcast episode about it once. IIRC it was a decent listen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXB7479t0XM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXB7479t0XM
- hatmatrix 7y agoMeanwhile, Levi's 501 still pretending like 1851 didn't happen