'First of all you must be patient, then you need spatial memory': The man behind the puzzle that 99% can't solve

'First of all you must be patient, then you need spatial memory': The man behind the puzzle that 99% can't solve Getty Images In 1975, the Hungarian academic Ernő Rubik applied for a patent on his invention. With its bright iconic design, plus the fact that it transcends languages, ages and backgrounds, and doesn't even require instructions, it is perhaps not surprising the Rubik's Cube became a best-selling global phenomenon. In 1980, the renamed "Rubik's Cube" began to be sold internationally, and it took the toy market by storm, captivating people of all ages. In History In History is a series which uses the BBC's unique audio and video archive to explore historical events that still resonate today In 1982 the noun Rubik's Cube entered the Oxford English Dictionary and the cube earned a place as a permanent exhibit in New York's Museum of Modern Art.