"this ""three fissure feed"" which his first pen-related patent was granted in 1884. Following his death in Brooklyn in 1901, his nephew Frank D. Waterman took the business overseas and increased sales to 350,000 pens per year. Waterman was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2006. There has been a great deal of mythologizing of Waterman's life and career. The tale that he was prompted to invent a better fountain pen upon losing an insurance sale after the contract was spoiled by an ink blot left by a balky fountain pen has been widely repeated, but is"
"Waterman Philéas Waterman Philéas is a series of writing instruments including fountain pens, rollerballs, ballpoints and pencils produced by the Waterman pen company. It is well-known because of its good price-quality ratio and is therefore often recommended for novice fountain pen users and collectors. This series is now discontinued, but is currently still available from numerous vendors. The Waterman company named this line of writing instruments after the character Phileas Fogg in ""Around the World in Eighty Days"" by the French novelist Jules Verne. The design reflects an Art Deco look of the 1930s. However, neither the Art Deco movement"
"examples are comparatively easy to find today. The most common models from the hard rubber era are the #12 slip-cap eyedropper, the #52 screw-cap lever-filler, and the #42 retracting-nib safety pen. Though largely ignored by present-day collectors, the Waterman C/F of 1953 introduced the modern plastic ink cartridge. In 1983 and celebrating the company's 100th anniversary, Waterman created the Le Man 100, aiming its products at the luxury writing market. Former French President François Mitterrand was known for carrying two wherever he went. Other designs that went on to be a landmark in luxury writing were the Lady Elsa and"
"her journals in Pitman Shorthand, declaring it the ""best, potentially fastest, most versatile of various pen systems"". The Vogons in the 2005 movie version of ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" use a blockier form of Pitman 2000. Linguist Henry Sweet dubbed Pitman's Shorthand ""Pitfall Shorthand"" in his 1892 ""Manual of Current Shorthand"". In the preface to his play ""Pygmalion"", George Bernard Shaw cites Henry Sweet's ""Pitfall Shorthand"" comment. Pitman shorthand Pitman shorthand is a system of shorthand for the English language developed by Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman (1813–1897), who first presented it in 1837. Like most systems of shorthand,"
"Margareta Waterman margareta waterman (lowercase intentional) (born December 8, 1932) is an American poet and publisher. She founded the small press nine muses books in Seattle, Washington in 1987, and has since published upwards of 70 books and chapbooks by poets, improvisational musicians, and other writers from the Pacific Northwest. nine muses books is listed in The Directory of Poetry Publishers, 30th edition. More than two dozen books of waterman's poems and short stories have been published. Her work references mythology and the female experience. Waterman did not begin publicly performing her work or publishing until she was in her"
"cracking. In addition to the Philéas, Waterman produced the Kultur pen, which is a less expensive version whose fountain pens have plain steel nibs and is minus a weight-adding brass insert common to the Philéas, but otherwise carry the same design as the Philéas. The Kultur is available in a number of transparent demonstrator colors. The fountain pens are supplied with a convertible system for filling with either bottled ink or an ink cartridge. They are manufactured in several different colors and nib widths. Waterman Philéas Waterman Philéas is a series of writing instruments including fountain pens, rollerballs, ballpoints and"
"South America. Margareta Waterman margareta waterman (lowercase intentional) (born December 8, 1932) is an American poet and publisher. She founded the small press nine muses books in Seattle, Washington in 1987, and has since published upwards of 70 books and chapbooks by poets, improvisational musicians, and other writers from the Pacific Northwest. nine muses books is listed in The Directory of Poetry Publishers, 30th edition. More than two dozen books of waterman's poems and short stories have been published. Her work references mythology and the female experience. Waterman did not begin publicly performing her work or publishing until she was"
"problem came in the form of a ""safety"" pen with a retractable point that allowed the ink reservoir to be corked like a bottle. The most successful of these came from Francis C. Brown of the Caw's Pen and Ink Co. and from Morris W. Moore of Boston. In 1898, George Safford Parker released the Parker Jointless, named so because its barrel was single-piece to prevent leakage. The section assembly fit into the pen's end like a cork stopper; any leaked ink was kept inside the nib. In 1908, Waterman began marketing a popular safety pen of its own. For"
"Leroy Waterman Leroy Waterman (July 4, 1875 – May 9, 1972) was a professor of Oriental Languages and Literature at the University of Michigan, an archaeologist of the Middle East, an Old Testament scholar, a translator of the Revised Standard Version Old Testament, and a proponent of a distinctive interpretation of the Christian faith. He was born in Pierpont, Ohio, July 4, 1875, receiving his early education in the public schools of Pierpont and at the New Lyme Institute in New Lyme, OH. He graduated from Hillsdale College with a BA in 1898 and BD in 1900, and then studied"
"ED Berman Edward David Berman, (born 8 March 1941 in Lewiston, Maine) is an American-born British community educator, social activist, children's poet, playwright, director and producer. In 1979, HRH Queen Elizabeth II awarded Berman an MBE for Services to Community Education and Community Arts, examples of which include City Farms, Instant Business Enterprise System, the Inter-Action Creative Game Method, Fun Art Bus I & II, the Community Media Van, FabLab on Wheels, the Father and Mother Xmas Union and Inter-Action; the umbrella organization for a range of innovative, creativity-based projects and community training systems. Later Berman saved the World War"
"receiving the gold medal of excellence at the ""Exposition Universelle"" in Paris in 1900. Nonetheless, it was after L. E. Waterman's death in 1901 that the company took off. Under the leadership of Waterman's nephew, Frank D. Waterman, the Waterman Pen Company expanded aggressively worldwide. While Waterman introduced its share of innovations, the company's main selling point was always quality and reliability. In 1905 Waterman patented their first permanently attached pen clip, allow a pen to be held directly in a pocket. In 1908 Waterman released their first retractable-nib ""safety"" pen. As the 20th century wore on, Waterman's conservatism allowed"
"R. L., & E. Leyh (1974), ""Zoo’s Who: Poetry and Colouring Book Volume 1"". London: Inter-Action In-Print. Dogg, R.L., & E. Leyh (1974), ""Zoo’s Who: Poetry and Colouring Book Volume 2"". London: Inter-Action In-Print. ED Berman Edward David Berman, (born 8 March 1941 in Lewiston, Maine) is an American-born British community educator, social activist, children's poet, playwright, director and producer. In 1979, HRH Queen Elizabeth II awarded Berman an MBE for Services to Community Education and Community Arts, examples of which include City Farms, Instant Business Enterprise System, the Inter-Action Creative Game Method, Fun Art Bus I & II, the"
"Crisis: A Study of the Religious Aspects and Motivations of Civilization"" (Ann Arbor: George Wahr). 1952 - ""The Religion of Jesus: Christianity's Unclaimed Heritage of Prophetic Religion"" (New York: Harper and Brothers). 1955 - ""The Historical Jesus: Hope of Mankind"" (New York: Exposition Press). 1959 - ""Forerunners of Jesus"" (New York: Philosophical Library). 1963 - ""Religion's Role in Tomorrow's World: A Challenging Summons to Current Christianity"" (New York: American Press). 1969 - ""The Christian Objective"" [A summary booklet] (Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Publishers). Leroy Waterman Leroy Waterman (July 4, 1875 – May 9, 1972) was a professor of Oriental Languages"
"in ""The Newest Bath Guide"", quoting from and addressing Anstey. Its final couplet demonstrates how much Betjeman was indebted to him for his own art of satirical rhyming: Christopher Anstey Christopher Anstey (31 October 1724 – 3 August 1805) was an English poet who also wrote in Latin. After a period managing his family's estates, he moved permanently to Bath and died after a long public life there. His poem, ""The New Bath Guide"", brought him to fame and began an easy satirical fashion that was influential throughout the second half of the 18th century. Later he wrote ""An Electoral"
"as well as translations of poems by Holderlin (1938). In 1939 with a scholarship from the British Council he came to Britain, to study at the University of Cambridge under Dadie Rylands. He became a protégé of the poet Edith Sitwell. In 1941 he met the poet and publisher John Lehmann, who published Capetanakis in ""New Writing"" and became a close friend. Through Lehmann he met William Plomer. For a short period he went to Birmingham to help a team of the Friends Ambulance Unit prepare for relief work in Greece as soon as that country should be liberated from"
"T. Waterman Award in 1984. He delivered the Tarski Lectures in 2007. In 1967, Friedman was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the world's youngest professor when he taught at Stanford University at age 18 as an assistant professor of philosophy. He has also been a professor of mathematics and a professor of music. He officially retired in July 2012. Jordana Cepelewicz (2017) profiled Friedman in Nautilus (science magazine) as ""The Man Who Wants to Rescue Infinity"". Friedman is the brother of mathematician Sy Friedman. Harvey Friedman __notoc__ Harvey Friedman (born 23 September 1948) is a"
"action through a vision which he believed to be that of a youthful poet Thomas Chatterton, who had committed suicide over a century earlier. A prostitute, whose identity Thompson never revealed, befriended him and gave him lodgings. Thompson later described her in his poetry as his saviour. In 1888, after three years on the streets, he was 'discovered' after sending his poetry to the magazine ""Merrie England"". He was sought out by the magazine's editors, Wilfrid and Alice Meynell, who recognized the value of his work. They took him into their home and, concerned about his opium addiction which was"
"launched. In 1996 Boucheron collaborated with Waterman Paris to produce the limited edition, ""Edson signe Boucheron"". The nib was made of 18K solid gold with the body of the pen being of a blue translucent Resin. The retail price was €2000 / $2700 / £1700 and limited to only 3471 pieces (this number is the sum of the years of foundation of Waterman, 1883, and Boucheron, 1858). The pen remains one of the most sought after pieces within the fine writing category. In 2006, Boucheron and Alexander McQueen collaborated to create a limited-edition Novak bag that incorporates the snake motif"
"Lester Wunderman Lester Wunderman (born June 22, 1920) is an advertising executive widely considered the creator of modern-day direct marketing. His innovations include the magazine subscription card, the toll-free 1-800 number, loyalty rewards programs, and many more. He identified, named and defined the term ""direct marketing"" in a 1967 speech at MIT, and was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame in 1998. Wunderman was born in the Bronx and educated at New York City public schools. He attended classes at each of New York City’s colleges and universities so he could create his own “degree.” He still does not"
"completely unfounded. Waterman was born in Decatur, New York. His father was a wagon maker who died when Lewis was three. The boy grew up on his stepfather's farm, attending the district school until he was fifteen, then attending the seminary at Charlottesville, New York for some three months. Still fifteen, he began teaching, supplementing his income by carpentry work. Waterman chiefly taught Pitman shorthand (""stenography""), which took him to Illinois and Virginia. Waterman began selling insurance in 1862, starting in Michigan but relocating to Boston in 1864. In the late 1860s Waterman and his wife Sara Ann Roberts were"
"Times"" (London), he attributed his lifelong excellent health and his ability to work long hours. Isaac Pitman is the grandfather of Sir James Pitman, who developed the Initial Teaching Alphabet. His great-grandson John Hugh Pitman was appointed an OBE in 2010 for services to Vocational Training. Isaac Pitman Sir Isaac Pitman (4 January 1813 – 22 January 1897), was a teacher of the :English language who developed the most widely used system of shorthand, known now as Pitman shorthand. He first proposed this in ""Stenographic Soundhand"" in 1837. He was also the vice-president of the Vegetarian Society. Pitman was knighted"
"Elizabeth Foreman Lewis Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (May 24, 1892 – August 7, 1958) was an American children's writer. She received the Newbery Award and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Elizabeth Foreman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, May 24, 1892. She studied art at the Maryland Institute of Fine Arts from 1909–1910. Of that time, she has said, My sister and I grew up in a world of books, country life, horses, dogs, and a variety of other pets, a background threaded by colorful strands of wit, hearty laughter, singing, hospitality, and naturally in Maryland, good food. Our chief instruction, beside"
"Isaac Pitman Sir Isaac Pitman (4 January 1813 – 22 January 1897), was a teacher of the :English language who developed the most widely used system of shorthand, known now as Pitman shorthand. He first proposed this in ""Stenographic Soundhand"" in 1837. He was also the vice-president of the Vegetarian Society. Pitman was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894. Pitman was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire in England. One of his cousins was Abraham Laverton. In 1831 he had five months' training at the Training College of the British and Foreign School Society, which was sufficient to qualify him as a"
"to business, as well as the already established infrastructure of Pitman shorthand. Current Shorthand Current Shorthand was developed beginning in 1884 and published in 1892 by Dr. Henry Sweet. It shares some similarities with the Gregg system, with which Current is contemporary. It uses more ink than classical systems, and whether or not it is fit like them for sustained verbatim reporting has never been established. Sweet wished to produce a shorthand system which could replace longhand in most situations. For this reason Sweet proceeded to develop a shorthand which is a pure script which is easily written with any"
"Benjamin Pitman Benjamin Pitman (July 24, 1822 – December 28, 1910), also known as Benn Pitman, was an English-born author and popularizer in the United States of Pitman shorthand, a form of what was then called phonography (shorthand). He was also active in the arts and crafts movement in the United States. He was born at Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He received a good elementary education there at home, and at a parish school supervised by George Crabbe, a poet. In 1837, he assisted his brother, Isaac Pitman, in perfecting the latter's system of shorthand. From 1843 until 1852, he lectured"
"15 languages. Although Pitman's method was extremely popular at first and is still commonly used, especially in the UK, its popularity has been superseded, especially in the U.S., by Gregg shorthand, developed by John Robert Gregg in 1888. In the UK, the spelling-based (rather than phonetic) Teeline shorthand is now more commonly taught and used than Pitman, and Teeline is the recommended system of the National Council for the Training of Journalists with an overall speed of 100 words per minute necessary for certification. Other less commonly used systems in the UK are Pitman 2000, PitmanScript, Speedwriting, and Gregg. Teeline"
"yet published a book. It has been described as ""a transformative honor that includes publication and distribution of the book though the Academy, $5,000 in cash and a residency at the Civitella Ranieri Foundation."" The Library of Congress includes the Award among distinctions noted for poets, as does ""The New York Times"", which also occasionally publishes articles about new awards. The award was established in 1975. In a ""New York Times"" opinion piece from 1985, the novelist John Barth noted that 1475 manuscripts had been entered into one of the Whitman Award competitions, which exceeded the number of subscribers to"
"Lew Wasserman Lewis Robert Wasserman (March 22, 1913 – June 3, 2002) was an American talent agent and studio executive, sometimes credited with creating and later taking apart the studio system in a career spanning more than six decades. He was also the manager of MCA. Wasserman was born to a Jewish family in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Isaac Wasserman and Minnie Chernick, both emigrants from Russia. He began his show business career as an usher in a Cleveland theater in 1933. He later became a booking agent for the Music Corporation of America (MCA), founded by Jules Stein."
"Sid Fleischman Albert Sidney Fleischman (March 16, 1920 – March 17, 2010), or Sid Fleischman, was an American author of children's books, screenplays, novels for adults, and nonfiction books about stage magic. His works for children are known for their humor, imagery, zesty plotting, and exploration of the byways of American history. He won the Newbery Medal in 1987 for ""The Whipping Boy"" and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award in 1979 for ""Humbug Mountain"". For his career contribution as a children's writer he was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1994. In 2003, the Society"
"in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in the east of Paris. George Whitman George Whitman (December 12, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was the proprietor of Shakespeare and Company, the celebrated English-language bookstore on Paris's Left Bank. He was a contemporary of writers such as Allen Ginsberg, Anaïs Nin, and Lawrence Durrell, as well as a lifelong friend of the poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Whitman was born in East Orange, New Jersey, United States, and grew up in Salem, Massachusetts. In 2006 Whitman was awarded the ""Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres"" medal by the French government for his contribution"
"The slightly larger size of such a binder offers greater protection to the edges of the pages it contains. Foolscap was named after the fool's cap and bells watermark commonly used from the fifteenth century onwards on paper of these dimensions. The earliest example of such paper that is firmly dated was made in Germany in 1479. Unsubstantiated anecdotes suggest that this watermark was introduced to England in 1580 by John Spilman, a German who established a papermill at Dartford, Kent. Apocryphally, the Rump Parliament substituted a fool's cap for the royal arms as a watermark on the paper used"
"instrument in the 1960s, the 'logical bassoon', an electronically controlled version of the bassoon. It was easier to play than a normal bassoon, but was never marketed. He has also composed music for wind instruments, including ""Variations on a Theme by Schoenberg"" and ""The Watermans Daughter"" . Giles Brindley Giles Skey Brindley, MD FRS (born April 30, 1926), is a British physiologist, musicologist and composer, known for his contributions to the physiology of the retina and colour vision, treatment of erectile dysfunction, and is perhaps best known for an unusual scientific presentation at the 1983 Las Vegas meeting of the"
"his ministry to explain his method for interpretation; and how this method of interpretation can be used to improve understanding, and improve our lives. Robert Shaw Sturgis Whitman Shaw Sturgis Whitman (July 27, 1915 – February 9, 2010) was a distinguished priest of the Episcopal Church, born in New York City. He lived, preached and served his congregation at Trinity Church in Lenox, Massachusetts. His later years of retirement were spent in Guilford, Connecticut with his wife, Eleanor English. Both Whitman’s father and grandfather were prominent New York surgeons. His grandfather, Dr. Royal Whitman, invented the mechanism used in the"