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Erno Rubik: Multi-colored puzzle has made him the most famous cubist since Picasso.
Erno Rubik: Multi-colored puzzle has made him the most famous cubist since Picasso.

Erno Rubik: Multi-colored puzzle has made him the most famous cubist since Picasso.

Date3/22/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133090F
Erno Rubik: Inventor of Rubik's Cube waited six years for his puzzle to catch on and sell 150 million copies.
Erno Rubik: Inventor of Rubik's Cube waited six years for his puzzle to catch on and sell 150 million copies.
5/23/1988
James Nourse: Mathematician and chemist says completing the Rubik's Cube puzzle was a matter of pride for him and led to 4 1/2 hours of obsessive work before he got it
James Nourse: Mathematician and chemist says completing the Rubik's Cube puzzle was a matter of pride for him and led to 4 1/2 hours of obsessive work before he got it
7/31/1981
Puzzler: Tom Ransom has seen all kinds of puzzles - he has 3,000 in his collection - but this wooden take-apart one from Finland has him baffled
Puzzler: Tom Ransom has seen all kinds of puzzles - he has 3,000 in his collection - but this wooden take-apart one from Finland has him baffled
1/21/1981
Paper work: Spectrix Microsystems Inc., of Markham, has made a multi-million computer sale in China.
Paper work: Spectrix Microsystems Inc., of Markham, has made a multi-million computer sale in China.
4/24/1986
Cryptic thinker: Lee Teperman has taken over the Star's cryptic puzzle. he is also a farmer, drywaller, curler and hockey player.
Cryptic thinker: Lee Teperman has taken over the Star's cryptic puzzle. he is also a farmer, drywaller, curler and hockey player.
1/18/1991
Tip of the cap: Frank Owen Daly has hailed his last cab as doorman for the Royal York Hotel. After 39 years of ushering in the famour and not-so-famous, he is calling it quits. Staff and friends will be giving him a warm sendoff Friday.
Tip of the cap: Frank Owen Daly has hailed his last cab as doorman for the Royal York Hotel. After 39 years of ushering in the famour and not-so-famous, he is calling it quits. Staff and friends will be giving him a warm sendoff Friday.
3/5/1985
Controversy surrounds, survival instructor Berndt Berglund's professional claims and a federal government department has shelved plans to employ him. He is seen working in swamp area near National Wilderness Survival school, which has received more than $74,000 in government grants since last November.
Controversy surrounds, survival instructor Berndt Berglund's professional claims and a federal government department has shelved plans to employ him. He is seen working in swamp area near National Wilderness Survival school, which has received more than $74,000 in government grants since last November.
8/9/1977
Famous name, Paloma Picasso, daughter of painter Pablo Picasso, is determined to be her own woman
Famous name, Paloma Picasso, daughter of painter Pablo Picasso, is determined to be her own woman
4/15/1989
Hot dog heaven: Israel Shopsowitz holds one of the hot dogs that have made Shopsy's one of the most famous delis in Toronto for generations
Hot dog heaven: Israel Shopsowitz holds one of the hot dogs that have made Shopsy's one of the most famous delis in Toronto for generations
3/8/1983
Craftsman at work: Luigi D'Andrea, 67, works on a piece of wrought iron in his workshop in a laneway at Ossington Ave. and Bloor St. D'Andrea, who brought his skills from Italy, has been plying his trade in Toronto since 1949, but now demand for hand-made
Craftsman at work: Luigi D'Andrea, 67, works on a piece of wrought iron in his workshop in a laneway at Ossington Ave. and Bloor St. D'Andrea, who brought his skills from Italy, has been plying his trade in Toronto since 1949, but now demand for hand-made
6/15/1987
End of an era: Don Felora, 67, who has been slinging beer at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern since he was 20, is retiring today, and the tavern's regular patrons say they'll miss him.
End of an era: Don Felora, 67, who has been slinging beer at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern since he was 20, is retiring today, and the tavern's regular patrons say they'll miss him.
12/30/1992
School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives
School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives
12/29/1982