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'''Richard Buckminster Fuller''' (/ˈfʊlər/; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) | [[File:Buckminster_Fuller_as_a_young_man.jpg|thumb|Buckminster Fuller as a young man.]]'''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. | Fuller was the second World President of Mensa from 1974 to 1983. | ||
== In the News == | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Mathematician]] | |||
* [[Mathematics]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller Buckminster Fuller] @ Wikipedia | |||
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Revision as of 05:34, 12 July 2019
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.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Buckminster Fuller @ Wikipedia