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LEGOS

LEGOS. Jacob Monday, September 27, 2010 Period 7 Computer #28. Music: Free Play Music, Crossing, 10/4/2010, www.freeplaymusic.com. Dutch Ole Kirk Christiansen. Ole Kirk Christiansen was the founder of Legos. He was born in 1891 in Filskov, Denmark.

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LEGOS

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  1. LEGOS Jacob Monday, September 27, 2010 Period 7 Computer #28 Music: Free Play Music, Crossing, 10/4/2010, www.freeplaymusic.com

  2. Dutch Ole Kirk Christiansen • Ole Kirk Christiansen was the founder of Legos. • He was born in 1891 in Filskov, Denmark. • He was 1st a woodworker and a carpenter. • Being a woodworker he would make little wooden blocks. • He started his own business. • His factory burnt down but he rebuilt it. • After rebuilding the factory, his business was dedicated to toys. • In 1958 he died. • Ole’s son took over the company • Ole’s grandson than became the CEO of the company. • Someone else took over but Legos lived on.

  3. LEGOS Clip art • Millions of children all over the world play with LEGOS. • LEGO actually means “I put together”. • LEGOS were 1st wooden but turned into plastic. • LEGOS became so popular they built a lego based amusement park. • Lego obtained a trademark which was renamed Lego Bricks. • The 1st lego sets were sold in the U.S. in 1961 • Duplo are Legos but bigger and safer for toddlers. • Lego became the Lego learning Institute, the Lego Educational Division, and the Lego Serious Play. • Legos are sold in 130 different countries. • Lego sales are totaling over 1.5 billion dollars.

  4. Lemelson MIT program, Legos, September 29,2010 http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/christiansen.html

  5. BY:JACOB

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