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Simple Solution to Rubiks Cube by Stanford Chemist
W C Fields would have said it to Mae West with a nasal draw. Simple chemistry gave Mae West her allure. I gave James Nourse the know how to solve the devilishly difficult plastic puzzle popping up all over the country Rubiks Cube. Nourse, 33, a research associate at Stanford Universitys chemistry department, picked up the multi colored puzzle cube someone had left in his chemistry lab in December and began to twist it. The cube, designed by Hungarian architect Erno Rubik, has six sides, each with three rows of three smaller cubes made in six colors. All the cubes planes can be twisted in relation to the others. The object, after twisting the cube so the colors are scrambled, is to restore the cube to its original state a solid color on each of its six sides. The cube has an almost unbelievable 43 quint illion possible combinations. Thats 43 followed by 18 zeros i also has only one solution. It is in a different league from virtually any puzzle that is available popularly. But Nourse, who lives in Menlo Park south of here, is a quick study. In December, he solved Rubiks Cube in 42 hours. Now it takes him less than a minute to reassemble the puzzle. He esti mated that only about 1 percent of the0 million people who have tried to crack the puzzle have succeeded. But solution was not enough for Nourse. In partnership with a friend, graduate student Paul Weinberg, Nourse published typewritten instruc tions for deciphering the puzzle. The title The Simple Solution to Rubiks Cube.