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DOI: 10.1201/9781003214335-11

The Genius of

Collaboration

Build a Burglar Alarm Using

a Free Webcam Application

A famous cartoonist spent a lifetime developing a funny theme around collabora­

tive machines. He developed 50,000 cartoons that explored the outrageous craft of

Professor Butts—​an eccentric scientist whose goal in life was to build a machine with

unimaginable complexity for a simple task. His name is Rube Goldberg (1883–​1970).

His work continues through an extraordinary fan following of contemporary artists,

writers, and cartoonists who celebrate his humor through their own creations!

FIGURE 10.1  Ultimate Coffee Machine.

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