The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II ushered in a new nuclear age. The United States had developed the first atomic weapons, but other countries such as Russia were not far behind. Soon the arms race was on, as the two superpowers continually raised the stakes for nuclear supremacy. As the Cold War became more intense, events like the Cuban Missile Crisis pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Lego History
In 1934, Ole Kirk held a contest amongst his staff to name the company, offering a bottle of homemade wine as a prize. Christiansen was considering two names himself, "Legio" (with the implication of a "Legion of toys") and "Lego", Later the Lego Group discovered that "Lego" can be loosely interpreted as "I put together" .Ole Kirk selected his own name, LEGO, and the company began using it on their products.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Lego Pieces
Bricks, beams, axles, gears, mini figures, and all other parts in the Lego system are manufactured to an exacting degree of precision. When snapped together, pieces must have just the right amount of strength and flexibility mixed together to stick together. They must stay together until pulled apart. They cannot be too easily pulled apart, or the resulting constructions would be unstable; they also cannot be too difficult to pull apart,
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