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Buckminster Fuller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fuller was born on July 12, 1895 in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Richard Buckminster Fuller and Caroline Wolcott Andrews. Lloyd Sieden Buckminster Fuller's Universe, His Life and Work. One of Fuller's Dymaxion Houses is on display as a permanent exhibit at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buckminster_Fuller   (3301 words)

Buckminster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Buckminster is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buckminster   (97 words)

MSN Encarta - Buckminster Fuller Richard Buckminster Fuller, a great-nephew of the transcendentalist Margaret Fuller, was born in Milton, Massachusetts, July 12, 1895. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), American engineer, inventor, designer, architect, writer, educator, philosopher, and poet, noted for his innovative use of technology to deal with global problems facing humanity in the second half of the 20th century. In 1972 Fuller was named a World Fellow in residence at the University City Science Center, administered by a consortium of institutions in the Philadelphia area. encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761578157   (573 words)

BUCKMINSTER FULLER Buckminster Fuller was the ultimate net- worker-physically moving from place to place, making connections igniting inspiration everywhere he went. H.W. Kroto said that the newly discovered carbon cage molecule was named buckminsterfullerene "because the geodesic ideas associated with the constructs of Buckminster Fuller had been instrumental in arriving at a plausible structure". Fuller influenced and inspired many artists who went on to revolutionize and redefine the idea of art and his complex relation of links to interests, activities and people could easily be likened to one of his geodesic structures consisting of a seemingly endless number links. www.olats.org /pionniers/pp/buckminster/buckminster.shtml   (1393 words)

St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Buckminster Fuller Born to an illustrious New England family, Richard Buckminster Fuller (nicknamed Bucky as a child, an appellation he would never outgrow) was an awkward child with poor eyesight and mismatched legs requiring the insertion of a lift in one shoe. Fuller devoured books at a fantastic rate and emerged from his year of unceasing cerebration the author of an impenetrable thirty-thousand-word essay alternately titled "4-D" or "Timelock," and designer of a mass-produced house, also called 4-D. The former was privately published and sent out to two hundred notables, many of whom professed incomprehension. Fuller would later credit this event with sparking his interest in housing, becoming obsessed with the part drafty houses played in spreading the contagion. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200435/print   (1042 words)

Fuller Fuller's family were from New England and he grew up with a boyhood fascination for ship-building and fishing which were part of life on the coast of Maine. Fuller - architect, engineer, inventor, philosopher, author, cartographer, geometrician, futurist, teacher, and poet - established a reputation as one of the most original thinkers of the second half of the 20th century. Fuller was research professor at Carbondale, Southern Illinois University, from 1959 to 1968. www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Fuller.html   (769 words)

American Masters: Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud In Buckminster Fuller's world, cars had three wheels, houses were to be delivered by blimps, and cities were to be built inside floating spheres. Fuller next designed the Dymaxion Car, a sensation when it was demonstrated on city streets and at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933. This first documentary on Fuller since his death in 1983 is produced and directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon. www.thirteen.org /bucky/film.html   (743 words)

Richard Buckminster Fuller Buckminster Fuller invented the Geodesic Dome in the late 1940s to demonstrate some ideas he had about housing and 'energetic-synergetic geometry' (two types of structures or geometry working together to create a new stronger structure), which he had developed during the Second World War. Richard Buckminster Fuller designed and made a building with one of the largest spans in the world. Fuller's ambition was to create a 'design science' that would be able to create the best solutions to problems with minimal consumption of energy and materials. www.design-technology.org /page1.htm   (951 words)

R. Buckminster Fuller / Inventor, Designer, Architect, Theorist (1895-1983) - Design/Designer Information Buckminster Fuller / Inventor, Designer, Architect, Theorist (1895-1983) - Design/Designer Information Fuller is now cited as an inspiration by equally diverse figures from the industrial designer Marc Newson, to the humanitarian designers who put his ideas into practice in disaster zones all over the world in their work for Architecture for Humanity. Fuller took a decision to devote his life to others by embarking on “an experiment to discover what the little, penniless, unknown individual might be able to do effectively on behalf of all humanity”. www.designmuseum.org /design/index.php?id=105   (2430 words)

Buckminster Fuller Buckminster Fuller, known by his friends as "Bucky", has undeniably been one of the key innovators in the 20th century. Buckminster Fuller was probably one of the first futurists and global thinkers. "Buckminster Fuller: An autobiographic Monologue" by Robert Snyder, 1980. www.worldtrans.org /whole/bucky.html   (434 words)

UNITED STATES COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP TO HONOR R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER Born in Milton, MA, in 1895, Richard Buckminster Fuller belonged to a family noted for producing strong individualists inclined toward activism and public service. Fuller applied for a patent for the geodesic dome in 1951 and received it in 1954. Fuller's papers are archived at Stanford University, where the first-day-of-issue ceremony will be held in the Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education, 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA, at 11 AM PT on Fuller's birthday, July 12. www.usps.com /communications/news/stamps/2004/sr04_043.htm   (1274 words)

R. Buckminster Fuller --  Encyclopædia Britannica Known as an architect, engineer, inventor, and poet, R. Buckminster Fuller developed the geodesic dome, a large dome that can be set directly on the ground as a complete structure. His work served as an inspiration for R. Buckminster Fuller's concept of the geodesic dome and, particularly, for the... Buckminster Fuller shown with a geodesic dome constructed as the U.S. pavilion at the American … www.britannica.com /eb/article-9035635   (821 words)

Geodesic Domes and Charts of the Heavens Buckminster Fuller advanced the popularization and commercialization of polyhedral buildings in the United States and is best known for his application of the word geodesic to this type of polyhedral framework. And the same principle is evident in a remarkable sculpture in China's Summer Palace of a lion holding what appears to be a five frequency geodesic sphere under its claw. telacommunications.com /geodome.htm   (1361 words)

Buckminster Fuller: Designer of a New World Richard Buckminster Fuller, who discovered the most economical way of being able to use space, was born in Milton, Massachusetts, in 1895. Nonetheless, Buckminster Fuller was no mere technological inventor; his thought has profoundly affected our awareness of the amazing, emerging social and environmental potential of humanity. Buckminster Fuller: An Autobiographical Monologue/Scenario, edited by Robert Snyder (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980). www.harvardsquarelibrary.org /unitarians/fuller.html   (2556 words)

Fuller, R. Buckminster on Encyclopedia.com United States Commemorative Postage Stamp to Honor R. Buckminster Fuller - The Man (and Mind) Behind the Geodesic Dome. (Richard Buckminster Fuller), 1895-1983, American architect and engineer, b. Buckminster Fuller Commemorative Postage Stamp Issued by U.S. Postal Service. www.encyclopedia.com /html/f/fullerr1b1.asp   (381 words)

The R. Buckminster Fuller FAQ: Synergetics Fuller's system of epistemography and mathematical-physics attempts to disclose how Nature actually operates --- her ``operational mathematics.'' Fuller claimed that synergetics could be understood by children (though they probably couldn't comprehend his books on the subject). Fuller's clearest example of ``behavior of whole systems unpredicted by the behavior of the parts'' is mass attraction. I believe Fuller uses synergetic conversion factors simply as handy ``fudge factors'' and, if he had his way in the world, there would be no need for conversions, because everyone would use an entirely rational number system--or even more, a system consisting entirely of whole numbers. www.netaxs.com /people/cjf/fuller-faq-2.html   (10941 words)

THE FULLER MAP This document is a study of the comprehensive designer Buckminster Fuller, an outstanding character of the 20th century, and a kind of practical visionary. Paul Taylor has given lectures on Buckminster Fuller's work to design students and artists at Goldsmiths' College and other institutions. Fuller's remarkable career as an inventor, architect, designer, cartographer, writer and theorist amounts to a design syllabus in itself, even if his own conclusions and solutions are not accepted and applied. www.nous.org.uk /BFMAP.html   (473 words)

Amazon.co.uk: Buckminster Fuller: Books Buckminster Fuller, inventor, thinker and architect, was one of the best known Americans of the 20th century. Case in point: R Buckminster Fuller, who revolutionised Western thinking and design, even though only a tiny fraction of his ideas were ever developed. Subjects > Art, Architecture& Photography > Artists, A-Z > F > Fuller, Buckminster www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0312288905   (1040 words)

fUSION Anomaly. R. Buckminster Fuller Buckminster Fuller, renowned scientific philosopher, has stated that he sometimes thinks that he has received messages from interstellar telepaths. In contrast, there is the case of R. Buckminster Fuller, who stood one day in 1928 on the shore of Lake Michigan contemplating suicide. Bucky Fuller, for instance, has had his share of hard times since his act of faith in 1928. fusionanomaly.net /rbuckminsterfuller.html   (1019 words)

Buckminster Fuller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fuller was born on July 12, 1895 in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Richard Buckminster Fuller and Caroline Wolcott Andrews. Lloyd Sieden Buckminster Fuller's Universe, His Life and Work. Fuller was one of the first to propagate a systemic worldview (see 'Operating manual for Spaceship Earth', 'Synergetics') and explored principles of energy and material efficiency in the fields of architecture, engineering and design. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buckminster_Fuller   (2950 words)

Buckminster Fuller - Wikiquote Buckminster (Bucky) Fuller (12 July 1895– 1 July 1983) American philosopher, architect, and inventor. Motto of R. Buckminster Fuller; used in many of his speeches and writings, including Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking (1975) A summing up of Fuller's views and outlooks on the prospects for human survival and progress; one of his more accessible works, and the only major work currently in print. en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Buckminster_Fuller   (3767 words)

The R. Buckminster Fuller FAQ: Geodesic Domes If there is any one Frequently Asked Question online in the 'Fuller School' (an unsupervised collection of mailing lists, Web pages and other online forums relating to R. Buckminster Fuller) it is ``How do I build a geodesic dome?'' F is what Fuller called the Frequency of the geodesic sphere and, in the Class I case, corresponds to the number of grid intervals along any one of the 20 triangle edges. Fuller invented the Geodesic Dome in the late 1940s to demonstrate some ideas about housing and ``energetic-synergetic geometry'' which he had developed during WWII. www.cjfearnley.com /fuller-faq-4.html   (4401 words)

Imaging the Imagined: Tensegrity Structures Buckminster Fuller asked:   "What's the minimal structure that can support a weight and oppose horizontal forces, that uses compression and tension, but experiences no torque?"   His answer to (his own) question was: Above are two models, one built on my desktop from junk found in my desk, one built on my desktop p.c. Can a lightweight structure be designed so that a horizontal force above the base creates compression and tension but no torque? www.frontiernet.net /~imaging/tenseg1.html   (408 words)

Stanford Humanities Laboratory: Fuller Initiatives are currently underway between the Stanford University Libraries and SHL to launch an exhibition on the work of R. Buckminster Fuller, which will draw heavily on materials found in the Stanford Archive and will also include models and purpose-built reconstructions. Thus went Robert Snyder's apt description of R. Buckminster Fuller, alias "Bucky," one of the twentieth century's most remarkable and prolific creators. A prolific speaker, Fuller circled the globe numerous times, lecturing on design science and encouraging people to leverage humanity's "option for success." Over the years, he taught at various colleges, was awarded 25 U.S. patents, and received 47 honorary degrees in the arts, sciences, engineering and humanities. www.stanford.edu /group/shl/research/bucky.html   (531 words)

Buckminster Fuller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fuller was born on July 12, 1895 in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Richard Buckminster Fuller and Caroline Wolcott Andrews. Lloyd Sieden Buckminster Fuller's Universe, His Life and Work. Fuller was one of the first to propagate a systemic worldview (see 'Operating manual for Spaceship Earth', 'Synergetics') and explored principles of energy and material efficiency in the fields of architecture, engineering and design. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bucky_Fuller   (3109 words)

current shows An engineer, architect, mathematician, designer, poet, philosopher, motivational speaker, major utopian thinker and inventor of the geodesic dome, Buckminster Fuller was one of the most remarkable minds of the 20th century. Founded in 1983 and inspired by the Design Science principles pioneered by the late Buckminster Fuller, BFI has served as an information resource to students, educators, authors, designers and concerned citizens working to advance humanity‚s options for success. Two decades ago, both the United Nations and Buckminster Fuller determined that a sufficient supply of electricity provides the foundation for a decent standard of living. www.foghouse.com /current_shows   (729 words)

GLOBAL VISION Together with Gregory Bateson, Buckminster Fuller was a major inspiration for - and influence on the design of- the Global Vision Project, as well as an early participant in it. Dubbed by Marshall McLuhan "the Leonardo da Vinci of our times", R. Buckminster Fuller was a Harvard dropout with 45 honorary degrees and 25 patents to his name, he was an architect, inventor,, scientist, cartographer, author, engineer, chemist, poet, philospher and teacher. He invented geodesic domes, the world's most accurate map (known as the Fuller Projection), and a completely new scientific language called synergetic geometry, which is perhaps his greatest - albeit least understood - legacy. www.global-vision.org /interview/bucky.html   (949 words)

The Buckminster Fuller Institute In support of the Synergetics Collaborative's efforts to encourage new work expanding on Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics, we are helping to launch a FieldStructure SIG (Special Interest Group). Wholeness: On Education, Buckminster Fuller and Tao, by Alex Gerber, Jr. It is therefore of utmost urgency that our initiatives be directed toward assisting and serving individuals, organizations and communities to address the vital and achievable design project that Fuller anticipated and humans now face. www.bfi.org   (940 words)

R. Buckminster Fuller Portrait - The Noguchi Museum Portrait of R. Buckminster Fuller, 1929, chrome plated bronze. www.noguchi.org /fullerbig.htm   (9 words)

Notes to R. Buckminster Fuller's Work Here is a Table of Contents style list of the main subjects which I am exploring with respect ot R. Buckminster Fuller's work. "BuckyWorks: Buckminster Fuller's Ideas for Today" by J. Baldwin I have been studying Fuller's work for several years and I am now in the process of making my notes available through these web pages. www.rwgrayprojects.com /rbfnotes/toc.html   (243 words)

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