Rube Goldberg

Rube Goldberg (Reuben Lucius Goldberg, 1883-1970) was a cartoonist, cofounder and first president of the National Cartoonist Society.

A "Rube Goldberg machine" is any exceedingly complex apparatus that performs a very simple task in a very indirect and convolute way.

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See also:

• "The Official RUBE GOLDBERG Web Site" (http://www.rubegoldberg.com/)