The inventor of the cube that never leaves our lives: Ernõ Rubik
Rubik's Cube, which is an invention that almost everyone knows and that cracks our patience stone while trying to prove our intelligence, entered our lives after being patented by Ernõ Rubik, and was called the "Intelligence Cube" by some, while it was also called the "Patience Cube" by others.
Ernő Rubik (born 13 July 1944) is a Hungarian inventor, architect and professor of architecture. He is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles including the Rubik's Cube (1974), Rubik's Magic, Rubik's Magic: Master Edition, and Rubik's Snake.
The Rubik Cube, named after its inventor after it was found by Ernõ Rubik, a Hungarian sculptor and architect, was originally designed as a puzzle cube. When the patent application made by Ernõ Rubik for the Rubik Cube in 1981 is examined, it is understood that this cube, which tries to make each edge the same color, has a much more detailed structure, contrary to popular belief.
From 1958 to 1962, Rubik specialised in sculpture at the Secondary School of Fine and Applied Arts. From 1962 to 1967, Rubik attended the Budapest University of Technology where he became a member of the Architecture Faculty. From 1967 to 1971, Rubik attended the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts and was on the Faculty of Interior Architecture and Design.
The Rubik's Cube, which is mentioned as a logic toy in the patent application, consists of a total of eight elements. The elements are joined with the aid of two identical centrally located fasteners, each with a T-shaped cross section, with a single screw passing through the holes in the fasteners. In other words, the cube actually consists of a center piece that holds six middle squares on three intersecting axes, and small plastic pieces that are attached to this center piece and can rotate on it. In this way, the elements forming the lateral surfaces of the Rubik's Cube can be rotated axially. When we examine the Rubik's Cube in more detail from the patent file, it is possible and quite simple to disassemble the cube and reassemble it, and if you are one of those who cannot be patient to solve it, you can disassemble the cube and see it as solved.
How long did it take for Erno Rubik, who designed the Rubik's cube, to solve it after he made the prototype of the cube?
Correct Answer: 1 month
We would like to give you a little tip that you can put them together again. For this, it will be sufficient to turn one side slightly and force the corner cube to separate it from the middle cube.