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R. Buckminster Fuller

Richard Buckminster Fuller (/ˈfʊlər/; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983)was an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, and futurist. Fuller published more than 30 books, coining or popularizing terms such as "Spaceship Earth", "Dymaxion" house/car, ephemeralization, synergetic, and "tensegrity". He also developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, and popularized the widely known geodesic dome. Carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their structural and mathematical resemblance to geodesic spheres.

Fuller was the second World President of Mensa from 1974 to 1983.

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American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist (1895–1983)

Born 1895
Died 1983

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  • Cover of: No more secondhand god: and other writings

    First published in 1963 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: World design science decade, 1965-1975: five two-year phases of a world retooling design proposed to the International Union of Architects for adoption by world architectural schools.

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  • Cover of: world game: integrative resource utilization planning tool.

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  • Cover of: The artifacts of R. Buckminster Fuller: a comprehensive collection of his designs and drawings

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  • Cover of: Buckminster Fuller: starting with the universe

    First published in 1981 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Buckminster Fuller at Camberwell: a lecture given May 19th 1971

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  • Cover of: 4 D: Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House. [Exhibition] Old Fogg Museum, March 12, 113, 14, 1930

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  • Cover of: Universal architecture: archeology abandoned in recreative art of housing design (a 1927 forecast), universal conditions of industrially reproducable shelter (a 1932 aphoristic essay)

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American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist (1895–1983)

Born 1895
Died 1983

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Technology and civilization, Philosophy, Modern Civilization, Technology, Architects, Architecture, Biography, Civilisation, Designs and plans, Economic history, Engineers, Exhibitions, Fuller, r. buckminster (richard buckminster), 1895-1983, Natural resources, Science, Science and civilization, Addresses, essays, lectures, Architecture and technology, Aufsatzsammlung, Biographies, Civilisation - 1950-, Civilisation moderne et contemporaine, Civilization, Civilization, modern, 1950-, Data processing

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United States, New York, New York (State), États-Unis

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R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-), Ezra Pound (1885-1972)

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1950-, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Buckminster Fuller
  • Richard Buckminster Fuller
  • Buckminster R. Fuller
  • P Buckminster Fuller
  • R.Buckminster Fuller
  • Fuller R. Buckminster
  • Fuller
  • Buckminster
  • Richard Buckminster FULLER
  • R Buckminster Fuller
  • the late R. Buckminster Fuller
  • R. Buckminster (FWS) Fuller
  • R. B. Fuller
  • R. Ruckminster Fuller

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October 28, 2021 Edited by Jenner merge authors
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January 15, 2020 Edited by biblioarchy added bio and pic
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