Fifty years ago, as he sat in his mother’s apartment in Budapest, Hungary, young professor, Ernő Rubik, finally finished the prototype of his “Magic Cube.” A teacher at the Department of ...

Over 500 million cubes have been sold since Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik created it in 1974. Tournaments are held around the world every year with participants vying for the title of fastest ...

(photo by Tristan Nitot, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) In 2024, the Rubik’s Cube, the puzzle invented by the Hungarian professor of architecture Ernő Rubik, celebrates its 50th anniversary. We would like to take ...

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50 years ago, Ernő Rubik invented his first working prototype of the Rubik’s Cube, the irrepressible little shifting box that is still a mainstay for puzzle fans around the world. And out now ...

Originally intended as a teaching aid, the Rubik’s Cube became a global craze in the 1980s, The Hungarian inventor of the Rubik’s Cube on Saturday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the creation of ...

The Rubik's cube was invented in 1974 by Hungarian civil engineer and architect Ernő Rubik. Since then, it has fascinated millions of people worldwide. On 15 November 2024, ETH Zurich (D-MATH, D-ARCH, ...

It coincides with the 50th anniversary of Ernő Rubik inventing the original 3x3 cube, with some categories involving competitors being blindfolded or using only one hand. The field includes ...

About the Rubik's Cube Created by Ernő Rubik in 1974 and launched globally in 1980, the Rubik's Cube became a worldwide craze, selling hundreds of millions of units, and has inspired and ...