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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: A Twentieth Century Renaissance

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  • Cover of: Approaching the benign environment [by] R. Buckminster Fuller, Eric A. Walker [and] James R. Killian, Jr. Pref. by Taylor Littleton.

    First published in 1970 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Artifacts of R. Buckminster Fuller-A Comprehensive Collection of His Designs and Drawings: The Dymaxion Experiment, 1926-1943

    First published in 1984 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Buckminster Fuller to children of earth.
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    First published in 1972 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Complete Patented Works of R. Buckminster Fuller

    First published in 1983 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Comprehensive thinking

    First published in 1965 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: design initiative: phase 1, (1964) document 2 [of five two year phases of a world retooling design proposed to the International Union of Architects for adoption by world architectural schools. By R. Buckminster Fuller and others]

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Éducation, automation

    First published in 1973 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Fifty Year Experiment

    First published in 1982 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Fifty years of the design science revolution and the world game: a collectionof articles and papers on design.

    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Fuller projection Dymaxion air-ocean world

    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Guinea Pig B: The 56 Year Experiment
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    First published in 2004 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Humans in universe
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    First published in 1983 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Is There Enough to Go Around

    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Only Integrity Is Going to Count

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  • Cover of: Pound, synergy, and the great design

    First published in 1977 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: R. Buckminster Fuller on education
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    First published in 1979 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Synergetics dictionary: the mind of Buckminster Fuller : with an introduction and appendices
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    First published in 1986 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Three structures by Buckminster Fuller in the garden of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

    First published in 1960 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Utopia or oblivian: the prospects of humanity

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

Born 1895
Died 1983

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Technology, Philosophy, Technology and civilization, Civilization, Fuller, r. buckminster (richard buckminster), 1895-1983, Modern Civilization, Architects, Biography, Engineers, Philosophie, Science, Social aspects, History, Social aspects of Technology, Architecture, Civilisation, Exhibitions, Inventions, Patents, Science and civilization, System theory, Addresses, essays, lectures, Catalogs, Civilization, modern, 1950-, Design

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United States, East Asia, New York, New York (State), Southeast Asia, Thailand, États-Unis

People

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

Time

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
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
January 15, 2020 Edited by biblioarchy added bio and pic
January 15, 2020 Edited by biblioarchy Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import