Invention+Convention

toc = = =Ole Kirk Christiansen= Ole Kirk Christiansen was born on the 8th April 1891 and he was the inventor of LEGO bricks.Ole started as a carpenter but got fired.His first toy he made was made out of wood. It didn't go well so he changed his material to plastic. Ole started to make toys after he got fired to get revenge on his old company. In 1934 Ole named his company LEGO which is a shortning of "leg godt" "play well". Ole died on the 11th march 1958.

Ole was starting to become famous for his wooden bricks in Denmark only. But then he thought of making plastic bricks in bright colours. When he started selling them more and more people started to buy them all around the world.

in 1944 Ole Kirk Christiansen's factory burned down and got re-built in 1949. his company was the first to buy a plastic modeling machine. LEGO made both wooden and plastic toys.

=My Thoughts=

I think when LEGO made both wooden and plastic toy the plastic toys where a better product.

I think Ole's invention helped lots and lots of kids who needed toys to play with. LEGO have produced about 19 billion LEGO bricks per year to different boys and girls

=Anonated biography= "Ole Kirk Christiansen." __Sirs discover__. 15 Jan. 2009 .

=My Speech= = = Hi my name is Ole Kirk Christiansen. I was born on April 8th 1891 in a small town called Vejle in Denmark. When I was six I tended my families sheep. To waste time I carved little figures out of wood. When I was six-teen I became a caperter. Later on I started to make ladders, milking chairs, ironning boards and toys for my own company. Later on I got married and became a father of 4 sons. My son Godtfred Kirk Christiansen was also involved in LEGO    Of all my products, my toys were selling the best therefore In 1934 I named my company LEGO which is a shortning of leg godt (play well in danish). At that time my company was only making wooden toys. In 1944 my factory burned down but got re-built in 1947. I thought it wasn`t going so well so I changed my material to plastic. I got the Idea of making the plastic bricks into a building system connecting the bricks together. I got inspired by builders and carpenters making houses and furniture and wanted to make a smaller version for kids to play with. After that the whole world started buying my plastic LEGO bricks. Then I thought of making LEGO bricks in colour, sizes and shapes and that was even better. Today more than 19 billion bricks are made every year in my factories. In places around the world LEGOLAND amusement parks have been built with mini cities of pure LEGO bricks and fun LEGO rides such as extreme racers. In the future I hope that kids will continue to play with my LEGO brick system because it is fun and at the same time it makes you learn and become more creative   I pasted away on March 11th 1958 the same year I got my first LEGO brick trade marked. Luckily my son took my place and made LEGO history.