Ernő Rubik, who turns 80 on July 13, finished the prototype of his "Magic Cube" 50 years ago. Fifty years ago, as he sat in his mother’s apartment in Budapest, Hungary, young professor, Ernő Rubik, ...

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The world’s best-selling toy is 40 years old. The first Rubik’s cube was created in 1974 by Erno Rubik, a professor of architecture in Budapest, Hungary. Then known as the “Magic Cube,” it took its ...

If you’ve ever had trouble solving a Rubik’s Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It’s worth a shot: That advice is from the man who invented it. “Problem solving is a very ...

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Inventor Erno Rubik demonstrates his cube in London in 1981. * Photo: Associated Press/John Glanvill * __1975: __Erno Rubik files for a patent on his twisty toy cubes. He'll get the patent and, later, ...

Happy Birthday, Rubik’s Cube. Now that you’ve marked your 40th in style (with an ingenious interactive Google doodle), let’s look back at nine fun facts about you (one for each square on a side). It ...

The fan-favorite mind game that people around the world attempt to solve now has a new model. The Rubik’s Cube announced its first-ever 100% recycled Rubik’s 3x3 Cube — available for purchase now. The ...

You’d be forgiven for assuming that this video was the work of a talented animator, a visual effects artist, or an illusionist. But the only magic at play here is magnets and a magnificent execution ...