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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: Operating manual for spaceship earth

    Cover of edition operatingmanualf0000full Cover of edition operatingmanualf00full_516 First published in 1969 — 16 editions
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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: Your private sky: R. Buckminster Fuller : the art of design science

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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 at Camberwell: a lecture given May 19th 1971

    First published in 1971 — 2 editions
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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, Social aspects, Science, Social aspects of Technology, Architecture, Civilisation, Exhibitions, History, 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