Retrospectacle: Rubik's Cube
It’s a toy that is at the same time simple and complex. The six-sided, twisting puzzle known as the Rubik’s Cube was designed to stump and frustrate. The cube was born out of a geometry lesson by Erno Rubik, a Hungarian professor of architecture. It became a hit in the early '80s and remains permanently entrenched in pop culture today.
John D. Rockefeller: World's First Billionaire
Becoming the first billionaire may have been John D. Rockefeller’s destiny. By 1851, at the ... more
Monkeys in Space
The first two monkeys to survive a round-trip to space were “Able” and “Miss Baker.” ... more
