Lego, who died Nygaard Knudsen inventor of the figurine of the colossus games News

the BERLIN - For years Jens Nygaard Knudsen has made happy the children of the world. And also collectors of toys on the planet. Wednesday, at 78 years of age, died in his cottage in Hvide Sande, on the western Danish coast, and yesterday the Lego, his company has given this news. Knudsen was, in fact, the taciturn and brilliant inventor of the figurines, human Lego. Those little toys that he created in 1978, they changed it to the bottom of the world of bricks.

A policeman, with arms and legs movable, of course, fits with the system and insert any brick, it was her first creature in miniature: they were the products of four billion. Followed by million of different figures: the doctor, the fireman, the postman, astronaut, all with the hand-to-claw-to wield tools or weapons out of Lego. At the beginning they were yellow all over, because, according to Knudsen was the color preferred by children. The first Lego man of color portrayed the character of Star Wars Lando Calrissian. Then came the figures of many series and movies, from star Wars, in fact, up to Harry Potter, Spider Man and Jurassic Park. Knudsen is no longer there, but will always remain a genius.

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