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
Budapest is the capital of Hungary It is known for art and architecture 5
Chapter 2 dedicated Designer In addition to The Hungarian University of Applied Arts is now called the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design math Erno also enjoyed art In 1958 Erno started attending Hungary’s Secondary School of Fine and Applied Arts There he began studying sculpture By sculpting shapes out of clay Erno gave life to geometry He quickly fell in love with the art 6
Today Rubik’s Cubes come in many shapes and sizes including little ones on key chains After graduating from secondary school in 1962 Rubik attended the secondary school in 1962 Rubik attended the Budapest University of Technology While there he continued to work hnology While there he continued to work with geometric shapes But instead of studying the art of sculpture Rubik studied architecture After completing his studies Rubik joined the university’s faculty He taught younger architecture students But Rubik was not quite finished being a student himself In 1967 Rubik began attending the Hungarian University of Applied Arts in Budapest There he continued his architecture studies He also began studying furniture design Once again Rubik became a faculty member Teaching architecture and design classes helped him continue learning Rubik researched new ideas Rubik taught students about principles of design including how shapes impact design It was during these lessons that Rubik designed a cube shape that would form his future 7
