Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer and inventor born on July 4th 1883 who died on December 7th 1970. He is known for creating cartoons depicting complicated machines to perform simple tasks, which became known as Rube Goldberg machines. One example from his cartoons was a self-operating napkin, which showed an overly complex way to complete the easy task of wiping one's mouth.

1. Rube Goldberg Project

2. Reuben Garret Lucius
Goldberg
Born July 4th 1883- and died on December 7th 1970.
He was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer and inventor.

3. He made a cartoon with
It showed a over complicated machine doing a very simple task. After
the cartoon this type of machine is now named a Rube Goldberg
Machine.
One of the devices on the cartoon is the self operating napkin

4. Rube Goldberg Machine
It is a machine, contraption or a device that is set one task that is to do
something that is very easy but it makes it a whole lot more
complicated. Like the self-Operating Napkin. You can just swipe your
mouth but it you want to do it the rube Goldberg way you make it
complicated.