Ernő Rubik

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Ernő Rubik in the Liberty Science Center
The Rubik's cube made Rubik world famous.

Ernő Rubik [ ˈɛrnøː ˈrubik ] (born July 13, 1944 in Budapest , Hungary ) is a Hungarian sculptor , architect and designer at the University of Industrial Art in Budapest. He is the inventor of the famous Rubik's Cube ( Rubik's Cube ). He also invented Rubik's Magic and marketed Rubik's watch .

Life

Rubik's father, whose first name was Ernő, was a flight engineer and developer of the Rubik R-26 Góbé glider, popular in the post-war period; the mother was a poet . In 1967 Rubik graduated from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics with a degree in civil engineering and then took up studies in sculpture and interior design . From 1971 to 1975 he worked as an architect , then returned to the academy and became a professor at the Moholy Nagy University of Applied Arts and Design in Budapest.

In the early 1980s he was the editor of a game and puzzle magazine called … És játék (“… and game”) and started his own business in 1983 when he founded the Rubik Stúdió, where he designed furniture and games. In 1987 he was given a permanent position as professor and in 1990 he became president of the Hungarian Engineering Academy. There he founded the International Rubik Foundation to promote particularly talented young engineers and industrial designers.

He currently works primarily on video game development and architecture, and still runs the Rubik studio.

Rubik's Cube and other inventions

Cube (3 × 3 × 3), Revenge (4 × 4 × 4), Mini Cube (2 × 2 × 2)
Rubik's Magic

In 1974 Rubik achieved great commercial success with the construction of the Rubik's Cube named after him . As a result, he devised more puzzles and mechanical puzzles, most of which were marketed under his name. But none of the following mechanical puzzles and mathematical board games could build on the success of the dice. Were more or less successful:

honors and awards

  • 1978 - Prize of the Budapest International Fair for the Rubik's Cube
  • 1980 - Toy of the Year Award for the Rubik's Cube: Federal Republic of Germany, USA, United Kingdom, France
  • 1981 - Prize for Toy of the Year for the Rubik's Cube: Finland, Sweden, Italy
  • 1982 Rubik's Cube Toy of the Year Award: United Kingdom (second time)
  • 1982 - The Museum of Modern Art, New York selected the Rubik's Cube for its permanent exhibition
  • 1983 - Hungarian State Prize for making 3-D structures understandable
  • 1988 - Juvenile Prize from the State Office of Youth and Sport
  • 1995 - Dénes Gabor Prize from the Novofer Foundation in recognition of innovation
  • 1996 - Ányos Jedlik Prize from the Hungarian Patent Office
  • 1997 - Hungarian Reputation Award (1997)
  • 2007 - Kossuth Prize (the most prestigious Hungarian culture prize)
  • 2008 - Moholy-Nagy Prize - from the Moholy-Nagy University for Crafts and Design
  • 2008 - an asteroid named after him: (133250) Rubik
  • 2009 - EU Ambassador of the Year for Creativity and Innovation
  • 2010 - USA Science and Engineering Festival Award
  • 2010 - Hungarian Cross of Merit with Star
  • 2010 - Prima Primissima Prize
  • 2012 - My Country Prize
  • 2014 - Order of St. Stephen ( Magyar Szent Istvan Rend ) - Hungary's highest order of merit
  • 2014 - Honorary Citizen of the City of Budapest
  • 2015 - Member of the Academia Europaea

literature

  • Matthias Stolz: The return of magic . In: Die Zeit , No. 4/2009, pp. 10–15. (Life, About the comeback of the Rubik's Cube, people and the inventor of the Rubik's Cube. Photos, interviews)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Europa Interview with Ernő Rubik ( Memento of March 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved May 5, 2014
  2. ↑ Rubik's cube and EU Politics: The Manifesto for Creativity and Innovation in Europe Retrieved ( Memento from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) May 5, 2014
  3. ↑ Ernő Rubik Awarded with the Outstanding Contributions to Science Education Award ( Memento of May 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved May 5, 2014
  4. ^ Ernő Rubik Awarded the Highest Medal Awarded by the country of Hungary . Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  5. ^ Ernő Rubik Named as an Honorary Citizen of Budapest . Retrieved August 23, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Rubik, Ernő
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian civil engineer, sculptor, architect and inventor (Rubik's Cube)
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest , Hungary