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Many of the younger generation know my name in a vague way and connect it with grotesque inventions, but don't believe that I ever existed as a person. They think I am a nonperson, just a name that signifies a tangled web of pipes or wires or strings that suggest machinery. My name to them is like a spiral staircase, veal cutlets, barber's itch—terms that give you an immediate picture of what they mean.

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Born: July 4, 1883
Died: December 7, 1970 (aged 87)
Bio: Reuben Garrett Lucius "Rube" Goldberg was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor.
Known for:
  1. The Art of Rube Goldberg: (A) Inventive (B) Cartoon (C) Genius
  2. Foolish Questions (1909)
  3. Inventions!
  4. Is There a Doctor in the House? (1929)
  5. Rube Goldberg on Golf

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