. mai ... The modern pencil was invented in by Nicholas-Jacques Conte, a scientist serving in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte.. According to Henry Petroski, transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau discovered how to make a good pencil out of inferior graphite using clay as the.... . jun. ... The modern pencil was invented in by Nicholas-Jacques Conte, a scientist serving in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte.. William Monroe, a Concord, Massachusetts cabinet-maker, is credited with making Americas first wood pencils in . Another Concord native, famous author.... . sep. ... Who Invented the Pencil? Johann Staedtler was fascinated by the graphite pencils sold in London and started the Staedtler Pencil Company in.... The credit for the invention of the pencil is given to Nicholas-Jacques Conte. He invented the modern pencil in . Nicholas-Jacques Conte and the Invention.... Lipman invented neither the pencil nor the eraser, he simply combined the two so the invention was considered invalid. Still, Hyman
