!!Ernő Rubik - Curriculum Vitae
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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.
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__Education__
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*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
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__Work places__
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*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
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__Prizes, recognition__
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*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