The cube inspired numerous artworks and films and spawned a competitive sport called speedcubing that fills arenas with teenagers racing to complete the puzzle in the shortest amount of time
On this day in 1975, the Hungarian academic Ernő Rubik applied for a patent on his invention. Little did he know that his ingenious teaching tool would become a global phenomenon.
Most of us have grown up fidgeting with the Rubik’s Cube to figure out a way to solve it but not many of us have been as successful, and simply given up on it. The puzzle was invented by Hungarian inventor, Erno Rubik, who turns 78 today. As he turns a year older, here are some interesting facts about him