Reuben Lucius Goldberg

Reuben Lucius Goldberg
noun
United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)
Syn: ↑Goldberg, ↑Rube Goldberg
Instance Hypernyms: ↑cartoonist

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  • Goldberg, Rube (Reuben Lucius) — (1883–1970)    US cartoonist. The Reuben is the annual award of the American National Cartoonists Society, so named in honour of the outstanding cartoonist Rube Goldberg. A versatile and widely syndicated artist, his interests ranged from… …   Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament

  • GOLDBERG, RUBE — (1883–1970), U.S. cartoonist. Reuben Lucius Goldberg, satirist of American folkways and creator of improbable and outlandish devices and inventions, was born in San Francisco, Calif. His father insisted he go to college to become an engineer.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Goldberg, Rube — ▪ American cartoonist byname of  Reuben Lucius Goldberg   born July 4, 1883, San Francisco, Calif., U.S. died Dec. 7, 1970, New York, N.Y.       American cartoonist who satirized the American preoccupation with technology. His name became… …   Universalium

  • Goldberg — noun United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883 1970) • Syn: ↑Rube Goldberg, ↑Reuben Lucius Goldberg • Instance Hypernyms: ↑cartoonist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rube Goldberg — Reuben Lucius Goldberg (cartoonist creator of fantastic inventions for accomplishing simple tasks hence any overcomplicated mechanism is termed a Rube Goldberg) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Goldberg — /gohld berrg/, n. 1. Arthur Joseph, 1908 90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962 65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965 68. 2. Reuben Lucius ( Rube ), 1883 1970, U.S. cartoonist, whose work often… …   Universalium

  • Rube Goldberg — Nombre Reuben Lucius Goldberg …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rube Goldberg — en 1928. Reuben Lucius Goldberg, né le 4 juillet 1883 à San Francisco et mort le 7 décembre 1970 à New York, est un dessinateur juif américain, spécialisé dans le dessin de presse, politique comme d humour, et la bande dessinée. Il a également… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rube Goldberg — (eigentlich Reuben Lucius Goldberg; * 4. Juli 1883 in San Francisco; † 7. Dezember 1970 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Cartoonist sowie Mitbegründer und erster Präsident der National Cartoonists Society, der US amerikanischen Vereinigung… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rube Goldberg —    The man who created, for the amusement of his readers, cartoons of preposterous, elaborate contraptions to illustrate a simple operation was Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883 1970). His diagrams were logical and fun to follow.    Goldberg was born… …   Dictionary of eponyms

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