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Another related genre is the Japanese art of chindÅgu, which involves inventions that are hypothetically useful but of limited actual utility. Norway – The Norwegian artist and author Kjell Aukrust (1920–2002) was famous for his drawings of over-intricate and humorous constructions, which he often attributed to his fictive character ...
Cave Kids by Gold Key for 16 issues in 1963–67, depicting adventures of kids set in the Flintstones' era (with issues featuring Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm) The Flintstones at the New York World's Fair through Warren Publishing in 1964; The Flintstones Top Comics by Gold Key for 4 issues in 1967; Permabooks did The Flintstones featuring Pebbles in 1963 3
The cartoon series that brought him lasting fame was The Inventions of Professor Lucifer Gorgonzola Butts, A.K., which ran in Collier's Weekly from January 26, 1929, to December 26, 1931. In that series, Goldberg drew labeled schematics in the form of patent applications of the comically intricate "inventions" that would later bear his name. [22]
It wasn’t until 1967, two decades after its invention, that the microwave oven finally caught on in American homes in the form of Amana’s compact “Radarange.” By 1975, a million microwaves ...
Ken Hakuta (born 1951), known as Dr. Fad since 1983, is an American businessman, inventor, and television personality. Hakuta, as Dr. Fad, was the host of the popular children's invention TV show The Dr. Fad Show, which ran from 1988 to 1994.
Professor Utonium (Powerpuff Girls) – father/scientist who created the Powerpuff Girls, among several other wacky things; Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture (The Venture Bros.) – self proclaimed super-scientist who primarily re-purposes his father Jonas Venture's old inventions. Parody of Dr. Benton Quest
That's Genius! was a BBC children's television series originally shown on BBC One between 12 November 2003 and 17 December 2003. The program ran for one series. Earlier in 2003 CBBC announced a competition for children to send in their ideas for inventions. The competition attracted nearly 3000 entries of which a panel of judges chose the top five.
The author (not pictured) used to have nicknames made up because of her unusual name. FatCamera/Getty Images My mom got pregnant with me by surprise in her 40s.