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This Lego model of a composite of London, including a motorized model of a London Underground train controlled by computers, can be seen in Legoland Windsor. In August 1988, 38 children from 17 countries took part in the first Lego World Cup building contest, held in Billund. That same year, Lego Canada was established.
Ole Kirk Christiansen (born Ole Kirk Kristiansen; [a] 7 April 1891 – 11 March 1958) was a Danish carpenter. In 1932, he founded the construction toy company Lego, later known as The Lego Group.
Lego Interactive (formerly Lego Media and later Lego Software) was the video game publishing division of the Lego Group. [42] The company was founded as Lego Media in 1996 and headquartered in London, England. [43] In February 1999, Lego Media announced their move into the girls' software industry, starting with Lego Friends. [44]
Lego Games launched in 2009, was a series of Lego-themed board games designed by Cephas Howard and Reiner Knizia [117] [118] in which the players usually build the playing board out of Lego bricks and then play with Lego-style players. Examples of the games include "Minotaurus", in which players roll dice to move characters within a brick-build ...
Lego is now sold in 42 countries. 1967: First Lego hinges. 1968: Train sets with a 12-volt motor are introduced. On June 7, the Legoland Park in Billund is opened, at which 3,000 people visit on the opening day. Lego bricks with magnets are introduced. 1969:
The company of Lego was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen and his son Godtfred back in 1932. The word "Lego" derives from two Danish words, "leg godt", which translates to "play well" and in Latin translates to "I put together". The product of Lego was very different from what it is today.
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The company was founded in the small town of Boalt, Scania, Götaland in 1884 by basket maker Ivar Bengtsson. [1] For a long time the company was based in Osby , Scania, in southern Sweden. In 1908 Ivar's three sons took the company over and gave it the name "BRIO", which is an acronym for: BR öderna ('the brothers') I varsson (in) O sby.