Erno Rubik
Erno Rubik
Ernő Rubikis a Hungarian inventor, architect and professor of architecture. He is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles including Rubik's Cube, Rubik's Magic, Rubik's Magic: Master Edition, and Rubik's Snake...
NationalityHungarian
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth13 July 1944
CityBudapest, Hungary
perfect wanted objects
I wanted nothing else than to make the object as perfect as possible.
cubes plans stills
Now, after the Cube, I still don't have any plans to make anything like it.
curiosity generations enthusiasm
I'm glad the Cube is reaching new generations, who face it with fresh wonder, curiosity and enthusiasm.
passionate three study
I've always been passionate about geometry and the study of three-dimensional forms.
trying want
I want to try to keep my life the same.
nice home sight
Like after a nice walk when you have seen many lovely sights you decide to go home, after a while I decided it was time to go home, let us put the cubes back in order. And it was at that moment that I came face to face with the Big Challenge: What is the way home?
jigsaw-puzzles cubes life-is
Our whole life is solving puzzles.
successful icons cubes
I do not truly consider myself an icon, but the Cube has been quite successful.
cubes students impossible
Once I completed the Cube and demonstrated it to my students, I realized it was nearly impossible to put down.
block hands important
The Cube can seem alive as it heats up in your hand. The fact that each face of the Cube is made of three layers of three blocks has an important meaning.
Usually we are saying only part of the truth.
lying problem clear
A good puzzle, it's a fair thing. Nobody is lying. It's very clear, and the problem depends just on you.
jigsaw-puzzles cubes problem
The problems of puzzles are very near the problems of life.
cubes improvement imitation
The Cube is an imitation of life itself - or even an improvement on life.