Rubik’s Cube Creator: Erno Rubik

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Chapter 1 Young Erno What is an art sculpture a math problem and a popular toy all in one The Rubik’s Cube The Rubik’s Cube is the best-selling toy of all time Its beautiful design and challenging puzzle has captivated kids and adults for the last 40 years And it was invented by a professor named Erno Rubik Erno Rubik was born on July 13 1944 in Budapest Hungary His mother Magdolna was a poet His father Erno Sr was an aircraft engineer Little Erno learned a lot from his father Erno Sr showed his son how hard work created beautiful results Young Erno worked hard in school just like his father taught him But this wasn’t difficult for Erno He loved learning Erno’s favorite subject was math especially geometry He saw geometric shapes everywhere he looked Erno solved math problems just for fun He also liked playing sports and exploring outside He often went skiing and sailing with his friends fun fact One in seven people alive today have played with a Rubik’s Cube 4