The Rubik's Cube was invented in 1974 by Hungarian architectural professor Erno Rubik. Since then, the puzzle has influenced engineers, designers, artists and puzzlemasters. Paul Hoffman, CEO of the Liberty Science Center, and speedcuber Anthony Brooks give a lesson in solving the cube and the history of the influential puzzle. [12 mins. 24 secs.]

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forty years of mindbending success with the rubik's cube, rubik, rubik's cube, science friday, engineering games and puzzles

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)