What is a Rube Goldberg Machine?
WE WON THE AWARD! This year, the Odyssey of the Mind Creativity Award was presented to the Rube Goldberg Foundation for its dedication to promoting creativity and innovation. Through its annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, the foundation inspires imaginative problem-solving and engineering ingenuity, significantly impacting educational practices and fostering a culture of creativity.
Past recipients include: Bob Partington, The Library of Congress, Peter Yarrow and Operation Respect, Blue Man Group, Nat’l Assoc. for Gifted Children, the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, NASA, Chuck Jones, Dr. C. Samuel Micklus, Walt Disney and Walt Disney World Company, Dr. Paul B. MacCready, MacArthur Foundation, Julie Aigner-Clark, Whitwell Middle School, Discovery Channel Communications , Wei Min, the Newseum in Washington DC, artist Willard Wigan, Arthur Lipper III, Dr. E. Paul Torrance, Bill Jones and Chevron Corporation, Charles Clark, Ann Lewin, Dr. Sidney J. Parnes, Marv Creamer, Chuck Francis and IBM Corp., William Lishman, Jerome H. Lemelson, John R. Costanza, and Joan Ganz Cooney.
Zach Umperovitch is globally recognized as THE Contraption Master, and he is the top authority on Rube Goldberg Machines as well as chain reaction mechanisms. Zach is involved in multiple projects that explore the complexity of Rube Goldberg Machines:
-Co-Host & Creator of the hit TV show "Contraption Masters"
-Three-Time Guinness World Records breaker
-National Contest Director - Rube Goldberg Institute
-Author of "Rube Goldberg's Big Book of Building"
-Owner and Creative Lead of ZyynLabs - Inventors of Unbridled
Creativity
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