Joseph Herscher
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| Born | January 14, 1985 | |||||||||
| Occupations | YouTuber Artist | |||||||||
| Website | josephsmachines.com | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2008-present | |||||||||
| Genre | Comical Chain-Reaction Machines | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1,000,000[1] (7 August 2020) | |||||||||
| Total views | 270,675,087[1] (13 August 2020) | |||||||||
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Last updated: 13 August 2020 | ||||||||||
Joseph Herscher is a YouTube personality known for his channel Joseph's Machines. Herscher is a kinetic artist who specializes in making comical chain-reaction machines.[2] He made his first machine, the Lolly Machine, when he was five.[3]
He was a 2013 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, NC.[4]
Joseph was born in New York City, grew up in Wellington, New Zealand and currently lives back in New York, where he continues to create his eccentric machines.[5][6][7] He is also a public speaker. Joseph created and starred in the 2015 comedy web series Jiwi's Machines. In July 2019, he launched a new web series, What's Your Problem?, co-created with Gemma Gracewood and made by Augusto Entertainment.[8]
Many of Herscher's devices are referred to as Rube Goldberg machines.[9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ a b "About Joseph's Machines". YouTube.
- ^ Ryan, Hugh (2012-01-06). "Who Says Machines Must Be Useful?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ Lynch, Alison (2016-09-09). "Guy invents 'machine' that lets you power nap without faceplanting on the Tube". Metro. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ 20 years of Artists-In-Residence McColl Center
- ^ Lee, Chang W. (2012-01-06). "Turning a Page, the Joseph Herscher Way". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ Robinson, Michelle (2012-01-15). "Madcap machine work goes viral". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ Yates, Siena (2015-10-14). "Web series Jiwi's Machines to feature Kiwi-made contraptions". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ "Creative agency Augusto launches new 'What's Your Problem?' kids show on TVNZ's HEIHEI – Campaign Brief NZ". Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ Pick, Rachel (2016-03-17). "Inside the Bedroom Workshop of a Rube Goldberg Machine Artist". motherboard.vice.com. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ Hart, Matthew (2016-11-24). "Watch a Rube Goldberg Machine Make the Best Thanksgiving Meal Ever". Nerdist Industries. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ Black, Eleanor (2015-11-18). "Meet the Kiwi making the world's best Rube Goldberg machines". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ Kilgallon, Steve (2015-11-06). "Jiwi's Machines a YouTube hit based on science and laughs". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
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