Pen designer Fisher dies

[lgflorin]

Paul Fisher, inventor of the Fisher Space Pen used by NASA, died Friday at his home in Boulder City,Nevada. He was 93.
With a pressurized cartridge and special ink, Fisher's Space Pen was capable of writing upside down in zero gravity, underwater and through oil and grease. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins used the pen on the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969.Fisher designed his most widely used pen, the Bullet pen, in 1948.
Another of his writing inventions is the Fisher Telescoping Pen, which measures about 4 inches and extends into a full-length pen.
Fisher's Millennium pen, guaranteed to never run out of ink, was sold through exclusive distributors in 20 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Japan and South Africa

 

[Triton]

Paul Fisher, inventor of the Fisher Space Pen used by NASA, died Friday at his home in Boulder City,Nevada. He was 93.
With a pressurized cartridge and special ink, Fisher's Space Pen was capable of writing upside down in zero gravity, underwater and through oil and grease. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins used the pen on the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969.Fisher designed his most widely used pen, the Bullet pen, in 1948.
Another of his writing inventions is the Fisher Telescoping Pen, which measures about 4 inches and extends into a full-length pen.
Fisher's Millennium pen, guaranteed to never run out of ink, was sold through exclusive distributors in 20 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Japan and South Africa

Now that's interesting. How can the pen NEVER run out of ink?

 

[Steven Roos]

Now that's interesting. How can the pen NEVER run out of ink?

The whole pen is the ink tank. The theory is that no person could write enough in their lifetime to ever use all the ink. If you do somehow do it (and it has been done by doctors, lawyers, and the like) they give you a new pen.

 

[Triton]

The whole pen is the ink tank. The theory is that no person could write enough in their lifetime to ever use all the ink. If you do somehow do it (and it has been done by doctors, lawyers, and the like) they give you a new pen.

Ahhh gotcha. Playing the odds that someone will lose it or whatever before it runs out.

 

[Daniel]

I am on my third Millenium pen! It just ran out of ink and I need to send it in for replacement. They send you a new one-no questions.:thumbup:

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Daniel, if you've run through that much ink, I guess the pen writes pretty well. Does it tend to blob sometimes like the regular Fishers?

 

[BlueyM]

Sorry to hear about Paul Fisher.There are not many folks who live on through their work, but he left a great legacy. Many LE, military and gadget freaks around the world would never be caught without their bullet or Milennium pen. They have served from outer space to Afghanistan, and for good reason.

Vale, Mr Fisher. You did good.

 

[cmd]

Sad news indeed, my black bullet pen lives in my wallet and my family and friends count on my always having it as much as having a knife always on me.

Never let it be said that Russian way of using a pencil in space overshadows the space pen.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Never let it be said that Russian way of using a pencil in space overshadows the space pen.

Ah, but did you know that a pencil dipped in vodka will engrave titanium!?

 

[Daniel]

Daniel, if you've run through that much ink, I guess the pen writes pretty well. Does it tend to blob sometimes like the regular Fishers?

Yep! It blobs, but I like it because it writes smoothly on most surfaces. The thing is also built like a tank-it is solid.

 

[PerformanceFirst]

Sad news indeed, my black bullet pen lives in my wallet and my family and friends count on my always having it as much as having a knife always on me.

Never let it be said that Russian way of using a pencil in space overshadows the space pen.

That's a semi-myth. According to this page, both countries used pencils till Fisher invented the pen. Pencils are bad because they don't want fragments or broken tips floating about.

http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp