Development history
Early attempt
1970 In March, Larry Nichols invented the "jigsaw puzzle that can be rotated in groups" and applied for a Canadian patent. It is a 2×2×2 Rubik's Cube, but each Rubik's Cube is attracted by magnets. 1972 obtained the American patent (English), two years earlier than Professor rubik's third-order Rubik's Rubik's Cube.
give rise to
Rubik Erno is a professor of architecture and sculpture in Hungary. In order to help students understand the composition and structure of the space cube, he made the first prototype of the Rubik's Cube, inspired by the sand in the Danube.