Lego (Danish: LEGO, short for "leg godt" - "play well") is a popular construction toy produced by the Lego Group based in Denmark. The Lego game consists of plastic parts with protrusions and recesses that allow the parts to be firmly connected to each other. Most of the parts are in the shape of a cube or box, but there are also parts with many other shapes. The ability to connect the game parts allows the construction of many objects, including vehicles, buildings, robots and more. The built objects can be disassembled and used to build other objects. The game is popular with both children and adults.
Lego bricks were invented in 1932 by the Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen in his workshop in Billund. Initially, the game bricks were made of wood, but during the 1940s, due to a fire that occurred in his workshop and burned all the products there, the Lego company began to produce plastic game bricks, which were more durable and safer for children to play with.
On October 24, 1961, Christiansen patented the game bricks, and starting in 1963, Lego bricks were made from a very hard type of plastic called ABS.