for two Danish words “leg godt” which means “play well” was founded by Ole Kirk Kristiansen carpentry in 1932. After his death company passed to son Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen. Still toys mostly produced in the same small town where Lego was born – in Billund, Denmark. (Mortensen,
“The Lego Group got its start in the carpentry workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen. He started making wooden toys in 1932. He began calling his company ‘Lego’ in 1934, based upon the Danish phrase leg godt, which means ‘play well.’”(Wonderopolis) As stated, Legos have been around for quite a while, and they were mainly created to give kids a chance to build whatever they could possibly imagine. And with new Lego bricks that come out very often, you can build the stuff that you couldn’t before. Including
During the Lego Brickumentary, different types of people such as: collectors, hobbyists, geeks, artists, architects, engineers, scientists, and doctors have found different uses to the actual Lego brick; whether it’s just for fun or to help shy and autistic kids with communicating. Lego has had an amazing worldwide cultural impact due to the many activities and events it has during the year. The Lego Company was created in 1930 in Denmark by a Danish carpenter named Ole Kirk Christiansen. At first
Introduction: Brief Overview of LEGO 90 Based on FY2014 revenue and profit, LEGO surpassed its rivals Mattel and Hasbro being the world largest toymaker for the first time (Petroff, 2014). LEGO was founded by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, a carpenter with dream of starting producing wooden toys in a small town in Denmark. LEGO is still a family owned business and is now owned by the founder grandson, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen. The name ‘LEGO’ was formed from two Danish words “leg godt” which means “play well”
STP SEGMENTATION Construction and building block toys for children Demographic Segmentation • The company’s collection of toys and games are targeted at both genders and different age groups. • There is a product to engage children at every stage of their development, and products to cater to the needs and interests of older people. • LEGO DUPLO was launched as the big brick for the small hand and is targeted at pre-school children. • The series is graded in difficulty for children aged 2-6 years
I believe that the first organ Transplant because we would be so behind in the medical world if we had never learned or found out that we could do transplant organs and keep people from dying. In 1950 Ruth Tucker, age 49 was suffering from polycystic kidneys and really needed a new kidney to live. Both her sister and mother had died from the same disease. Ruth made history on june 17, by being the first person to ever have a organ transplant, the surgery took 45 minutes. I believe that Truman signing
1. Summary of ”Spread Your Legs and Smile”. Shashi Tharoor wrote the article ”Spread Your Legs and Smile” in 2004, and in this article she writes about her felling going through security checks in airports. Shashi describes herself as being a frequent flier since the age of six. She tells us that she has always felt confident in airports, but after 9/11 things has changed. She thinks that the security checks today have gone too far. She fells the security guards suspect everyone, a she even refers