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'How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive'

Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 5:48 pm
by debbie
This is an interesting piece about the introduction of the ballpoint pen and its effect on handwriting:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/ ... urce=atlfb
How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive

Thicker ink, fewer smudges, and more strained hands: an Object Lesson


by JOSH GIESBRECHT