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Pencil

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. "Pencil." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/pencil.

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Pencil. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/pencil

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@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-pencil,
  author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas},
  title = {Pencil},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/pencil},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A pencil is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand. Its modern graphite form developed gradually across several centuries rather than through a single inventor or year.

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A pencil is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand.

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