GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Lewis Waterman invented a superior fountain pen that made inkwells and dip pens obsolete. Waterman was born in Decatur, New York. With only five years of schooling, he worked as a teacher, carpenter, and book salesman before becoming an insurance agent.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first practical fountain pen was invented in 1884 by Lewis Waterman who solved the problem of ink leaks by inventing the capillary feed which produced even ink flow. Now fountain pen history is repeating itself in the world of nanoscale writing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Officially, the first Indian fountain pen was made by Ratnam Pen Works in 1932, with a complete swadeshi version handed over to Gandhiji in 1935.