Sunday, November 21, 2010

An Important Piece of Technology


The Pencil
When: Graphite was found in1564; the actual wooden pencil was invented in1795
Where: Graphite found in Borrowdale, England; actual wooden pencil in France
Who: Nicholas Jacques Conte invented the wooden pencil (in 1795)
Why: To easily write things down and the ink was darker than the previously used lead



Information from:
http://www.pencils.com/pencil-history
http://www.whoinventedit.net/who-invented-the-pencil.html
Picture from:
http://www.pencils.com/pencil-history

1 comment:

Ann said...

OMG, boy, do I LOVE pencils. Nowadays, we use the mechanical kind, but whatever. This is pretty much one of the MOST useful inventions EVER!
I liked your description too. You kept it simple and easy to read. :D