Ernő Rubik#
| Membership Number: | 4170 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2007 Aquincum Institute of Technology, Budapest, Hungary
- 1996 Hungarian Academy of Engineering, Honorary President
- 1990 - 1996 Hungarian Academy of Engineering, President
- 1983 Rubik Studio Ltd. Budapest, Hungary
- 1982 - 1983 Editor in Chief, "and Game (és Játék)" Hungarian quarterly game magazine
- 1970 - 1988 Hungarian University of Arts and Design (assistant and associate professor)
Fields of Scholarship
- Inventor of Rubik's cube and other twisting puzzles
- Architect
- Puzzle designer
Honours and Awards
- 2014 Magyar Szent Istvan Rend ("The Order of Saint Stephen" - the highest medal awarded by Hungary)
- 2014 Honorary Citizen of Budapest
- 2012 My Country Awards
- 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
- 2009 EU Ambassador of the Year of Creativity and Innovation
- 2008 Moholy-Nagy Prize – from the Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design
- 2007 Kossuth Prize the most prestigious cultural award in Hungary
- 1997 Prize for the Reputation of Hungary
- 1996 Ányos Jedlik Prize from the Hungarian Patent Office
- 1995 Dénes Gabor Prize from the Novofer Foundation
- 1988 Juvenile Prize from the State Office of Youth and Sport
- 1983 Hungarian State Prize for demonstrating and teaching 3D structures
- 1982 The Museum of Modern Art, New York selected Rubik's Cube into its permanent collection
- 1982 Toy of the Year: United Kingdom (second time)
- 1981 Toy of the Year: Finland, Sweden, Italy
- 1980 Toy of the Year: Federal Republic of Germany, United Kingdom, France, USA
- 1978 Budapest International Trade Fair, Prize for the Cube
