Despite the name, pencils have never been made with lead. They’re made with graphite, a form of carbon. Just where does graphite come from, and why did we decided to write with it? NPR took a look ...
Dr Habeeb Ajimotokan, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ilorin, has fabricated a machine capable of producing different shapes of pencils in commercial ...
(JERSEY CITY, N.J.) — Writing and drawing utensils from General Pencil Company, Inc., have been helping to bring imaginations to paper for more than 125 years. The U.S. company has been owned and ...