Rube_Goldberg

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Rube Goldberg (1883-1970)
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Who was Rube Goldberg?

• He poked fun at technology by making things too
  complicated.
• His work was used by others in the cartoon Tom
  and Jerry, the movie Goonies, and the game
  Mousetrap.
• He was born in San Francisco.

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• His first job after graduating from University of
  California was for the City of San Francisco
  Water and Sewers Department.
• He later got a job as an office boy in the sports
  department of a San Francisco newspaper and moved
  to NY to start drawing cartoons.
• He held human needs and values as a top priority
  in his life.

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His Work
Pencil Sharpener
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His Work
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His Work
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References
Rube Goldberg. (June 4,2004) On-line Available
http//rubegoldberg.com/html/gallery.htm