Rube Goldberg
American, 1883 - 1970
Editorial Cartoonist for the New York Journal-American (1949-1963)
Editorial Cartoonist for the New York Sun (1938-1948)
New York Evening Mail (1907-1921)
San Francisco Bulletin (1905-1907)
Sportswriter for the San Francisco Chronicle (1904-1905)
Engineer for the Water and Sewers Department in San Francisco (1904)
Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist that was most popularly known for his series, The Inventions of Professor Lucifer Gorgonzola Butts. The inventions featured in these comics, later coined as the Rube Goldberg Machines, solved a simple task by using an overly complicated chain reaction. Goldberg was awarded various honors for his work, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1948, the Gold T-Square Award in 1955, and the Silver Lady Award in 1959.
Related Web LinksEditorial Cartoonist for the New York Sun (1938-1948)
New York Evening Mail (1907-1921)
San Francisco Bulletin (1905-1907)
Sportswriter for the San Francisco Chronicle (1904-1905)
Engineer for the Water and Sewers Department in San Francisco (1904)
Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist that was most popularly known for his series, The Inventions of Professor Lucifer Gorgonzola Butts. The inventions featured in these comics, later coined as the Rube Goldberg Machines, solved a simple task by using an overly complicated chain reaction. Goldberg was awarded various honors for his work, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1948, the Gold T-Square Award in 1955, and the Silver Lady Award in 1959.
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