Miracle® Recreation Sets The Rube Goldberg® Institute Partnership in Motion With Miracle Machines™
As a cultural icon of the 20th century, Rube Goldberg (1883–1970), Pulitzer Prize-winning American cartoonist and innovator, continues to inspire audiences with his inventive genius. Of the estimated 50,000 cartoons he drew in his lifetime, Goldberg is best known for those that depict “Rube Goldberg Machines” -- the chain-reaction contraptions, typically made from everyday objects, that solve a simple task in the most overly complicated, humorous, and inefficient way possible. In their funny functionality, Goldberg’s inventions invite all of us to think more deeply about machines and mechanized processes, gadgets and technologies, and the very human ways in which we use them.
- The Miracle Machines are on display at the Miracle booth (#501) tomorrow, Nov. 20 and Sunday, Nov. 21.
- Miracle is thrilled to kick off this collaboration with The Rube Goldberg Institute that celebrates creativity and inclusiveness, especially in children, said Mike Sutton, vice president of global sales for Miracle.
- Jennifer George, Goldbergs granddaughter and the chief creative officer of The Rube Goldberg Institute, was instrumental in building the relationship with Miracle and shaping the vision behind the Miracle Machines.
- This partnership with Miracle is an exciting next extension for the Rube Goldberg brand, said George.