And surely even people who are dimly aware that the ballpoint pen was invented by a Mr Biro would be surprised to hear that the first biros sold in 1944 for almost £60 ($100) in today's money.

When you think of paper clips, you immediately think of a specific form—the familiar round-ended, double-loop design. The wire trombone shape. But that’s ...

And this year, he's also written a collection of essays on the invention of various office items, published in a book called The Perfection of the Paper Clip, out Tuesday in the U.S.

The paper clip is something of a fetish object in design circles. Its spare, machined aesthetic and its inexpensive ubiquity landed it a spot in MoMA's 2004 show “Humble Masterpieces.” This ...

The TACO theory was coined in early May by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong, who added a catchy acronym to the ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS >> Norwegians like to claim that it was one of their own who invented the paper clip with a local patent in 1899. Later, during World War II, the citizens of Norway used the … ...

TOILET paper is considered an essential nowadays but it wasn’t always available. Mass produced loo roll only become widely available in the late 1800s. Before that, it was literally a case of… ...

So defenseless is the humble "Paper Clips" that, instead of an onslaught of criticism, it should be judged on the basis of its intentions, which are good, its aspirations, which are spectacular ...

“Who invented the paper clip?” is a question invariably asked when talks shift to inventions. I thought this book did not bother with such a simple twisted wire, but I checked the index anyway ...

Los Gatos author's book an adventure for characters and himself ...

He may not have invented the Internet, but he has deals with Yahoo and Google.