Heath Robinson

William Heath Robinson was an english cartoonist and illustrator, born on the 31st of may 1872, and died on the 13th os september 1944, he is best known for his overly complicated satirical drawings of machines like the ones seen below. His illustrations became so popular that it became common to refer to overly complicated machines that achieve simple tasks as "Heath Robinson machines" during the first world war.
During the Falklands War 1982, British Harrier aircraft lacked their conventional "chaff" dispensing mechanism. Therefore Royal Navy engineers designed an impromptu delivery system of welding rods, split pins and string which allowed six packets of chaff to be stored in the airbrake well and deployed in flight. Due to its complexity it was often referred to as the "Heath Robinson chaff modification"
The American version of Heath Robinson machine is the Rube Goldberg machine, as another illustrator had a fascination with overly complicated contraptions .