The Lego Brick Turns 50

January 28, 2008

Incase you haven’t been to the Google homepage today, or Digg or Slashdot, I want you to know today marks the 50^th anniversary of the Lego brick.

I find this significant because in my speculative mind, Lego has crafted many of the world’s engineers from an early age through the use of its toys, especially with the more recent introduction of the Lego Mindstorm. I’m guessing you too probably played with Lego as a kid (or maybe you still do as an adult).

The company started in Denmark, back in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christansen as a wooden toy company. Shortly after its inception, about 15 years, Christansen purchased the country’s first injection molding machine and started producing Lego bricks; the rest is history.

To see the entire story from Lego along with some more history and fun facts, check out the 50^th birthday of the Lego Brick release.

Posted by Sean Snyder on January 28, 2008 | Comments (2)

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January 28, 2008

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are now actually owned by 75% of children in the world because of its wide releases.

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