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Rube Goldberg

1883 - 1970

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Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970), better known as Rube Goldberg (), was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. Goldberg is best known for his popular cartoons depicting complicated gadgets performing simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. The cartoons led to the expression "Rube Goldberg machines" to describe similar gadgets and processes. Goldberg received many honors in his lifetime, including a Pulitzer Prize for political cartooning in 1948, the National Cartoonists Society's Gold T-Square Award in 1955, and the Banshees' Silver Lady Award in 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rube Goldberg is the 4,805th most popular writer (down from 4,262nd in 2019), the 7,224th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,652nd in 2019) and the 547th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Rube Goldberg ranks 4,805 out of 7,302. Before him are Mikhail Kheraskov, Rosa Chacel, Sevasti Qiriazi, Max Beerbohm, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, and Béla Illés. After him are David E. Kelley, Ricardo Palma, Klabund, Muriel Barbery, Anna Enquist, and Jan Frans Willems.

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Among people born in 1883, Rube Goldberg ranks 205. Before him are Gösta Olson, Baltasar Brum, Manolis Kalomiris, Alexander Fersman, Trần Trọng Kim, and Ludomir Różycki. After him are Pietro Bianchi, Pentti Eskola, Dorothy Holman, Marion Lorne, Olav Aukrust, and Mel Sheppard. Among people deceased in 1970, Rube Goldberg ranks 203. Before him are Kiichiro Higuchi, Alan Wilson, Paul Fritsch, Lee Barnes, Vince Lombardi, and Pierre Mac Orlan. After him are Irene Guest, István Kozma, Andrejs Upīts, Vano Muradeli, Fritz von Unruh, and John O'Hara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rube Goldberg ranks 7,226 out of 20,380. Before him are William B. Travis (1809), William Higinbotham (1910), Paul Butterfield (1942), George Pickett (1825), Mayo Methot (1904), and Tony Trabert (1930). After him are David E. Kelley (1956), Henry B. Walthall (1878), Teri Weigel (1962), Annette Rogers (1913), Michael Chapman (1935), and Talisa Soto (1967).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Rube Goldberg ranks 547. Before him are Susanna Kaysen (1948), Elaine May (1932), Larry Collins (1929), Michael Cristofer (1945), David Eddings (1931), and Marc Okrand (1948). After him are David E. Kelley (1956), Jonathan Carroll (1949), Paula Fox (1923), C. L. Moore (1911), Sidney Howard (1891), and Robert Leckie (1920).

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