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The Rubik's Cube is a 3D combination puzzle invented in 1974 [ 2 ][ 3 ] by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, [ 4 ] the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Pentangle Puzzles in the UK in 1978, [ 5 ] and then by Ideal Toy Corp in 1980 [ 6 ] via businessman Tibor Laczi and Seven ...
Ideal rebranded The Magic Cube to the Rubik's Cube before its introduction to an international audience in 1980. [8] [9] The process from early prototype to mass production of the Cube had taken over six years. [6] The Rubik's Cube became an instant success worldwide, won several Toy of the Year awards, and became a staple of 1980s popular culture.
In 1957, 17 years before Dr. Rubik’s invention popularly known as the “Rubik's Cube”, Dr. Nichols conceived of a twist cube puzzle with six colored faces. It was a 2×2×2 cube assembled from eight unit cubes with magnets on their inside faces, allowing the cubes to rotate in groups of four around three axes.
Speedcubing, also referred to as speedsolving, is a competitive mind sport centered around the rapid solving of various combination puzzles. The most prominent puzzle in this category is the N×N×N (n= 3) puzzle, commonly known as the Rubik's Cube. Participants in this sport are known as "speedcubers" (or more generally as "cubers"), who focus ...
Thomas Kremer (26 May 1930 – 24 June 2017) was a game inventor and marketer who acquired the rights to market the Rubik's Cube.. Tom Kremer was a games designer, entrepreneur and publisher, best known for his discovery and popularisation of the Rubik's Cube.
World Cube Association. Gilles Roux was a member of the World Cube Association Board from October 2004 until 1 November 2008. During his time as a board member, Gilles helped organize many competitions as a WCA delegate. He also contributed to WCA by creating much needed regulations which would in turn help out cubers all over the world.
0-553-14017-5. OCLC. 7627746. The Simple Solution to Rubik's Cube by James G. Nourse is a book that was published in 1981. The book explains how to solve the Rubik's Cube. The book became the best-selling book of 1981, selling 6,680,000 copies that year. It was the fastest-selling title in the 36-year history of Bantam Books.
Tony Fisher is a British puzzle designer who specialises in creating custom rotational puzzles. He is acknowledged by cubing enthusiasts as a pioneer in the creation of new puzzle designs and new manufacturing techniques. [1] [2] [3] In 2017 the Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged Fisher as the creator of the world's largest Rubik's cube.