RUBE GOLDBERG

Who was Rube Goldberg?

RUBE GOLDBERG (1883-1970) was a cartoonist, an inventor, and the only person ever to be listed in Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary as an adjective. Of the nearly 50,000 cartoons he drew in his lifetime, Rube is best known for the zany contraptions of Professor Butts. These inventions, also known as Rube Goldberg Machines, solved a simple task in the most overcomplicated, inefficient, and hilarious way possible.

Rube Goldberg lives on in pop culture and is referenced daily in both print and digital media. His name is searchable, hash-taggable, and at best viral. But nowhere is his legacy more celebrated than through the competitions that bear his name.

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Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) was a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist best known for his zany invention cartoons. He was born in San Francisco on the 4th of July, 1883 – and graduated from U. Cal Berkeley with a degree in engineering. His first job at the San Francisco Chronicle led to early success, but it wasn’t until he moved to NYC and began working for Hearst publications that he became a household name. Rube Goldberg is the only person ever to be listed in the Merriam Webster Dictionary as an adjective. It’s estimated that he did a staggering 50,000 cartoons in his lifetime. For videos about Rube: https://www.rubegoldberg.com/about/. A Rube Goldberg Machine is “a comically involved, complicated invention, laboriously contrived to preform a simple operation” (Webster’s New World Dictionary). Humor and a narrative are what separate a Rube Goldberg machine from a chain-reaction machine. Each of Rube’s cartoon’s told a story and his entire goal was to get you to laugh. Rube Goldberg, Inc. is dedicated to keeping laughter and invention alive through the legacy of its namesake. Annual competitions, image licensing, merchandising, and museum and entertainment opportunities continue to grow and enhance the brand. At the helm is Rube’s granddaughter, Jennifer George, with her recent book, The Art of Rube Goldberg.
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WHAT IS THE TASK IN THESE IMAGES?
WHAT ARE THE STEPS INVOLVED? CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN EACH STEP?

INVENTIONS

INVENTORS, INVENTING, & INVENTIONS

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BEN AND ME by Robert Lawson

This is book about a mouse and Ben Franklin.They are really good friends. They love to make extraordinary inventions together.One of their favorite inventions they enjoy making together is the lightning rod. "It collects lightning and makes electricity" says Ben franklin.The mouse and Ben make extraordinary inventions and sometimes make mistakes. But thats okay everybody makes mistakes and learn from their mistakes.

A very funny part in the story is when Ben took a swim in the pond he came out with seaweed on his head and took a run after and got all covered in thorns.That really forced a giggle out of me.

I would not recommend this book because it is not the kind I see kids reading. If you want to read this book  I would recommend this book to ages 8 through 10 years old.

From a rating of 1 to 5 stars I would give it a **.


Max