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A Rube Goldberg machine, named after American cartoonist Rube Goldberg, is a chain reaction–type machine or contraption intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect and (impractically) overly complicated way. Usually, these machines consist of a series of simple unrelated devices; the action of each triggers the initiation ...
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Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970), better known as Rube Goldberg (/ ˈ r uː b /), was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. Goldberg is best known for his popular cartoons depicting complicated gadgets performing simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways.
Mike and Ike (They Look Alike) was a comic strip by Rube Goldberg, who introduced the identical twin characters in the San Francisco Bulletin on September 29, 1907. The strip was syndicated by the McClure Syndicate from March 9, 1913, to February 1, 1914.
The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest is a contest in which students of all ages build Rube Goldberg machines to complete an everyday task in the style of American cartoonist Rube Goldberg. The contest is held internationally and, after the Covid-19 pandemic, digitally. [ 1 ]
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Phoebe Gloeckner - (A Child's Life and Other Stories, The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures) Rube Goldberg - (Boob McNutt, Mike and Ike (They Look Alike)) Stan Goldberg; Michael Golden; Archie Goodwin; Floyd Gottfredson - (Mickey Mouse) Chester Gould - Billy Graham; Brandon Graham - Sam Grainger
Rube Goldberg, cartoons of complex and convoluted machines doing very simple tasks. Larry Gonick, The Cartoon History of the Universe series, Kokopelli & Company; Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau, known for his pioneering Afrocentric images on greeting cards; Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules! series, Simon & Schuster; Bud Grace, "Ernie/Piranha Club"