In hindsight, however, it becomes clear that Goldberg’s keen lens—which he used to comment on everything from nuclear weapons to World War II—was his most useful invention.

Rube Goldberg was one of the 20th century’s more illustrious and innovative figures as his cartoons of inventions captured the fancy of the nation, as well as a Pulitzer Prize.

The Art of Rube Goldberg: Exhibition runs until Jan. 21 National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia. Visit www.nmajh.org or (215) 923-3811 ...

In 99 percent of cases, saying that an invention is an enormous waste of time would be a negative. In the instance of Rube Goldberg machines, it’s precisely the point.

Traces of Goldberg’s humor and zany inventions are found in Charlie Chaplin movies, The Three Stooges, and iconic movies like The Goonies, Home Alone and Back to the Future.

PORTLAND — With his quirky sense of humor and satirical eye, illustrator Rube Goldberg often showed humanity at its silliest – particularly with his invention drawings, which poked fun at how ...

The Rube Goldberg exhibit starts with a complicated invention inspired by his drawings. The contraptions were "a symbol of man's capacity for exerting maximum effort to achieve minimal results ...

Jennifer George with a reproduction of Rube Goldberg’s “A Simple Way to Sharpen Ice Skates,” a so-called invention cartoon originally published in the magazine Collier’s in the 1930s.