Larry D. Nichols | |
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Born | Larry Nichols 1939 (age 84–85) |
Nationality | American |
Education | DePauw University; Harvard Graduate School |
Occupation(s) | Inventor, chemist |
Employer(s) | Moleculon Research Corporation of Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Known for | Puzzle designer, inventor |
Title | Chief scientist |
Larry D. Nichols, born 1939 in the United States, is a puzzle designer. He grew up in Xenia, Ohio, and studied chemistry at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, before moving to Massachusetts to attend Harvard Graduate School. He is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles including 'The Nichols Cube Puzzle' (1972), patent US3655201.[1] He has lived with his wife Karen in Arlington, Massachusetts since 1959.