Home›Articles›How a single graphite mine and a wartime blockade shaped the pencilArticleHow a single graphite mine and a wartime blockade shaped the pencilArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnPencil, Inventions Well-attested SourcesPencil (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHistory, Graphite powder and clayQuote, History, Graphite powder and clayIn 1795, Nicolas-Jacques Conté discovered a method of mixing powdered graphite with clay and forming the mixture into rods that were then fired in a kiln.View the SourceAtlas Article Vocabularytier 1AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.