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2. Lego - Wikipedia

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   Lego ( / ˈlɛɡoʊ / ⓘ LEG-oh, Danish: [ˈle̝ːko]; [1] stylized as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. Lego consists of variously coloured interlocking plastic bricks made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) that accompany an array of gears ...

3. History of Lego - Wikipedia

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   The history of Lego began in 1932 in the carpentry workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish carpenter who initially produced furniture but later started making wooden toys. The company was named "Lego" in 1934, a contraction from the Danish phrase "leg godt", meaning "play well". Coincidentally, ‘lego’ means ‘I put together’ in Latin.

4. Ole Kirk Christiansen - Wikipedia

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   Ole Kirk Christiansen. 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. Christiansen transformed his small woodworking shop, which initially sold household products, into a manufacturer of wooden toys.

5. Timeline of Lego - Wikipedia

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   The company name Lego is coined by Christiansen from the Danish phrase leg godt, meaning "play well". 1935: The Lego Duck (a wooden toy) is featured. 1937: Godtfred Kirk Christiansen starts creating models. 1939: The company grows to 10 employees. 1940s. 1942: A fire breaks out in the factory, forcing the company to rebuild. 1943:

6. The Lego Group - Wikipedia

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   The LEGO Group (formally LEGO A/S) is a Danish construction toy production company based in Billund, Denmark. It manufactures Lego-branded toys, consisting mostly of interlocking plastic bricks. The LEGO Group has also built several amusement parks around the world, each known as Legoland, and operates numerous retail stores.

7. Lego Mindstorms - Wikipedia

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   Lego Mindstorms NXT was a programmable robotics kit released by Lego in August 2006, replacing the first-generation Lego Mindstorms kit. The kit consists of 577 pieces, including: 3 servo motors, 4 sensors (ultrasonic, sound, touch, and light), 7 connection cables, a USB interface cable, and the NXT Intelligent Brick.