Friday, April 11, 2014

Rube Goldberg and Simple Machines

“I do not count the years. Tomorrow is just another day to create something I hope will be worthwhile.”

He created several cartoon strips and his works include:
  • The Weekly Meeting of the Tuesday Women's Club
  • Lunatics I Have Met
  • The Candy Kid
  • Mike and Ike
  • Boob McNutt
  • Lala Palooza
  • Foolish Questions
  • Sideshow
  • Father Was Right
  • I'm the Guy
  • They all Looked Good When They Are Far Away

Rube Goldburg was born July 4,1883 in San Francisco. He graduated from Lowell High School in 1904 in San Francisco. He was very famous for his cartoon character Professor Lucifer Gorgonzla Butts. His first illustration depicting the simple machine was an automatic weight reducer made in 1914. It was made with a donut, a bomb, wax, balloon, and a hot stove to trap the obese person in a sound and food proof prison. Rube was fascinated by all the new advancements in technology. Rube went and did show for years his last show was in Washington DC at the Museam of American History in 1970.He died December 7th 1970.


http://rubegoldberg.com/gallery# (What to Bring From Europe)
http://rubegoldberg.com/about








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