The world of cubing is a large, expanding, and vibrant community present all over the world.
Erno Rubik who invented Rubik's cube in 1974 was probably the first speedcuber.
When Erno Rubik was figuring out a good task for his students, he made the first prototype using rubber bands & wooden blocks.
This prototype eventually became
Rubic's Cube.
His invention became apparent when he showed it to his students.
In 1997, he commercialized it as Magic Cube.
By 1980, it was being sold as Rubik's Cube.
Erno Rubik had invented the puzzle, but what about its solution?
It took him about a month himself to figure out how to solve it.
And then people kept developing new methods to solve it.
Given the explosive success and sales of the puzzle, it was inevitable that competitions would pop up for the speedcubers.
She took part in the 1982 World Championship (Budapest), and placed 10th with a time of 29.11 seconds.
She made the first, basic algorithm which is now the most commonly used structure.
It's a Non-Profit Organization that handles all the official speedcubing events.
It's a volunteer-run organization that governs mechanical puzzle competitions.