num_pages: 208
description: The first book by the reclusive inventor of the worlds most iconic puzzle THE RUBIKS CUBE. Erno Rubik inspires us with what hes learned in a lifetime of creating curiosity and discovery.Erno Rubik was a child when he first became obsessed with puzzles of all kinds. Puzzles he writes bring out important qualities in each of concentration curiosity a sense of play the eagerness to discover a solution. To Rubik puzzles arent just gamestheyre creativity machines. He encourages us to embrace our inner curiosity and find the puzzles that surround us in our everyday lives. If you are determined you will solve them he writes. Rubiks own puzzle the Cube went on to be solved by millions worldwide for over forty years become one of the bestselling toys of all time and to be featured as a global symbol of intelligence and ingenuity.In Cubed  Rubik covers more than just his journey to inventing his eponymous cube. He makes a case for always being an amateursomething he has always considered himself to be. He discusses the inevitability of problems during any act of invention. He reveals what it was like to experience the astonishing worldwide success of an object he made purely for his own play. And he offers what he thinks it means to be a true creator ( anyone can do it). Steeped in the wisdom and also the humility of a born inventor Cubed offers a unique look at the imperfect science of creation.
language: English
title: Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All
publisher: Flatiron Books