Ernő Rubik - Curriculum Vitae#
Ernő Rubik was born in Budapest, Hungary, on 13 July 1944. His father, senior Ernő Rubik, mechanical engineer was an aircraft and sailplane designer and his mother, Magdolna Szántó, was a poet. Married with three daughters and one son, five grandchildren. He has lived all his life with his family in Hungary.
Education
- 1958 – 1962 studied sculpture at the Secondary School of Fine and Applied Arts
- 1962 – 1967 architect student at Budapest University of Technology
- 1967 earned his diploma in architecture
- 1967 – 1971 studied interior architecture and design at Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts
- 1971 earned his diploma in interior architecture
Work places
- 1968 – 1969 KÖZTI Architects Budapest
- 1979 – 1970 Budapest University of Technology
- 1971 – 1979 Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts
- 1982 – 1983 Chief editor of „és Játék” Hungarian quarterly game magazine
- 1983 – Rubik Studio Technical Co-operative, in 1989 transformed into Rubik Studio Co., Ltd.
- 1990 – A&D Studio Co. Ltd.
- 1996 – Androsoft Corp.
- 2007 – AIT (Aquincum Institute of Technology) Rubik’s Workshop
Prizes, recognition
- 1978 – Budapest International Trade Fair, Prize for the Cube
- 1980 – Toy of the Year: Federal Republic of Germany, United Kingdom, France, USA
- 1981 – Toy of the Year: Finland, Sweden, Italy
- 1982 – Toy of the Year: United Kingdom (second time)
- 1982 – The Museum of Modern Art, New York selected Rubik's Cube into its permanent collection
- 1983 – Hungarian State Prize for demonstrating and teaching 3D structures and for the various solutions that inspired scientific researches in several ways
- 1988 – Juvenile Prize from the State Office of Youth and Sport
- 1995 – Dénes Gabor Prize from the Novofer Foundation as an acknowledgement of achievements in the field of innovation
- 1996 – Ányos Jedlik Prize from the Hungarian Patent Office
- 1997 – Prize for the Reputation of Hungary (1997)
- 2007 – Kossuth Prize the most prestigious cultural award in Hungary
- 2008 – Moholy–Nagy Prize – from the Moholy–Nagy University of Arts and Design
- 2009 – EU Ambassador of the Year of Creativity and Innovation
- 2009 Honorary Professor of Keimyung University (South–Korea)
- 2010 – USA Science and Engineering Festival Award (Outstanding Contribution to Science Education)
- 2010 – The Hungarian Order of Merit Commanders Cross with the Star
- 2010 – Prima Primissima Prize
- 2012 – My Country Awards
- 2014 – Magyar Szent István Rend ("The Order of Saint Stephen" – the highest medal awarded by Hungary)
- 2014 – Honorary Citizen of Budapest