Jennifer George

Jennifer George, Rube Goldberg's granddaughter, is the Chief Creative Officer of The Rube Goldberg Institute for Innovation & Creativity, a not-for-profit 501(c)-3, committed to equity and access in STEM and art education. She is the author of Baby Rube's Opposites, Rube Goldberg's Simple Normal Humdrum School Day, Rube Goldberg's Simple Normal Definitely Different Day Off, and The Art of Rube Goldberg. Zach Umperovitch is the world's leading authority in designing, constructing, testing, judging, and all-around anything Chain Reaction/Rube Goldberg Machine-related. He is a three-time Guinness World Records holder for the longest machine ever built, a National Champion at the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, and an on-screen expert, judge, and engineering producer for Crazy Contraptions on Channel 4 and Discovery+. He lives in New Hampshire. Ed Steckley is an award-winning print and advertising illustrator based in Racine, Wisconsin.