The multicoloured cube has been baffling people for a long time now. Over the years, there have been several people who have even got it right and in the shortest amount of time too. Records have been set and broken and the cube still continues to puzzle many of us. These are people who are trying to get the colours right and even go on to complex versions.

Interestingly, many may not know that the puzzle was actually invented by Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik in 1974. Rubik celebrates his 78^th birthday on July 13. On the occasion of his birthday, here are some unique facts about the Hungarian inventor.

Birth and education

Ernő Rubik was born on July 13, 1944 to Ernő Rubik, a flight engineer and Magdolna Szántó, a poet, living in Hungary. Over the years, the inventor has said that he got most of his inspiration from his father, who was known to work with gliders (fixed winged aircraft). In his early years, Rubik studied sculpture and then taught different verticals in architecture before starting work as a professor in the same subject at the Budapest College of Applied Arts.

Origin of the Rubik’s Cube