(1883–1970) American cartoonist and sculptor. He was famous for his humorous diagrams of incredibly
intricate machines designed to carry out simple tasks. A "Rube Goldberg contraption" is a
machine with many apparently
extraneous parts, which appears to have been designed by patchwork.
(1883–1970)
American cartoonist known for cartoons of
mechanical devices of absurdly unnecessary
complexity.
original name, Ruben L. Goldberg, 1883-1970;
American cartoonist and sculptor, creator of extremely
intricate diagrams of contraptions designed to
effect relatively simple
results.
-American Heritage Dictionary Reuben (Rube) Lucius Goldberg (1883–1970),
American cartoonist who was known for his cartoons and diagrams depicting the inventions of the fictional
Professor Lucifer Gorgonzola Butts. In these cartoons Goldberg devised ridiculously complicated and impractical