{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Erno Rubik | Celebrating 50 Years of the Rubik's Cube","description":"Chances are, you\u2019ve tried \u2013 and maybe succeeded \u2013 at the Rubik\u2019s Cube. Patented in 1975, the Rubik\u2019s Cube then made its international debut in 1980 at the New York Toy Fair, and quickly became the best-selling toy in history. But you may not know that Erno Rubik also patented many other successful toys and designs, including the Magic Snake and Rubik\u2019s Magic. His book \u201cCubed \u2013 The Puzzle of Us All\u201d has been published in several countries around the world. Erno Rubik studied architecture and design in Budapest, Hungary. He is the co-founder of the Hungarian Engineering Academy, the Palace of Marvels, and more recently the Aquincum Institute of Technology (AIT) where his latest public sculpture is also on display. Erno also serves on the board of the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation. A recipient of numerous national and international distinctions, Erno has acted as Ambassador to the European Year of Innovation and Creativity and was a returning member of the European Inventor Award's international jury. He lives in Budapest, Hungary with his wife. They have four children. Visit youtube.com\/TalksAtGoogle to watch this episode.   ","author_name":"Talks at Google","author_url":"http:\/\/talksatgoogle.libsyn.com\/","html":"