The modern pencil was invented in 1795 Nicholas-Jacques Conte was a scientist who served in Napoleon Bonaparte’s army. A magic material perfect for this purpose is the pure form of carbon we call graphite.

When was the pencil first invented?

The Germans were the first to do so, and in 1662But in 1822, a British silversmith named Sampson Mordan patented the first mechanical pencil – a game-changer for writing instruments.

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