Behind the faces of puzzles, or the nature of creative thought. Rubik E.

Back in 1974, a cube of Rubik appeared, which immediately gained extraordinary popularity around the world. It is not surprising, you say, because then there was no Internet, and the puzzle captured the minds of adults and children for many hours. But how to explain the new wave of popularity of the Rubik cube in our time and the appearance of the whole movement of fans of the puzzle - speedkubin? What is this in this mysterious toy, the interest in which has not died for almost 50 years? You will find answers in the book of Erno Rubik himself, who fascinatingly described not only the history of the creation of his famous brainchild, but also his philosophy life. On these pages - the author’s thoughts on curiosity, human nature, laws of creativity and inspiration, about love for what you are doing, and a non -standard approach to solving problems. The book will be interesting to fans of the great inventor, as well as to everyone who seeks to develop non -shared thinking and master the basic skills of combinatorics. She teaches to cope with difficulties and look at the world through the opener and creator.