Laszlo Biro was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2007 for developing this type of pen in the 20th century
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United States ... in the last decades of the 19th century and the first decades of 
the 20th century provided a ..... 2,064 Born September 16, 1804 Died March 15, 
1888 Inducted in 2007 Photo credit: ...... Laszlo Biro invented the modern 
ballpoint pen.