- Goldberg, Rube
- (1883-1970)American cartoonist. The Reuben is the annual award of the American National Cartoonist Society named after him.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
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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, 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
Rube Goldberg — Nombre Reuben Lucius Goldberg … Wikipedia Español
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
Goldberg — Goldberg, Rube (1883 1970) a US ↑cartoonist (=an artist who draws funny pictures that tell a joke or say something humorous about the news) who drew strange and extremely complicated machines that are designed to do very simple jobs →↑Heath… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 Machine Contest — is sponsored by the Theta Tau Educational Foundation with financial support from Dell Computer and other sponsors. Local contests are held at various universities throughout the country, and local winners are eligible to compete in the national… … Wikipedia
Rube Goldberg — Rube Gold•berg [[t]ˈrub ˈgoʊld bɜrg[/t]] adj. 1) having a fantastically complicated, improvised appearance: a Rube Goldberg arrangement of flasks and test tubes[/ex] 2) deviously complex and impractical • Etymology: 1955–60; after Rube (Reuben)… … From formal English to slang
Rube Goldberg — ☆ Rube Goldberg [ro͞ob′ gōld′bərg ] adj. [after Rube (Reuben Lucius) Goldberg (1883 1970), U.S. cartoonist of comically involved contrivances] designating any very complicated invention, machine, scheme, etc. laboriously contrived to perform a… … English World dictionary
