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Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller was an American systems theorist, architect, engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller was an American systems theorist, architect, engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Buckminster Fuller Challenge
The Buckminster Fuller Challenge is an annual international design competition that awards $100,000 to the most comprehensive solution to a pressing global problem.
The Buckminster Fuller Challenge is an annual international design competition that awards $100,000 to the most comprehensive solution to a pressing global problem.
Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud
Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud (1996) is a PBS 'American Masters' TV documentary on the inventor/visionary/thinker R. Buckminster Fuller, produced and directed by four time Academy A...
Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud (1996) is a PBS 'American Masters' TV documentary on the inventor/visionary/thinker R. Buckminster Fuller, produced and directed by four time Academy A...
Cinerama Dome
Pacific Theatres' Cinerama Dome is a movie theater located at 6360 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Pacific Theatres' Cinerama Dome is a movie theater located at 6360 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Climatron
The Climatron is a greenhouse enclosed in a geodesic dome that is part of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
The Climatron is a greenhouse enclosed in a geodesic dome that is part of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
Cloud nine (Tensegrity sphere)
Cloud nine is the name Buckminster Fuller gave to his proposed airborne habitats created from giant geodesic spheres, which might be made to levitate by slightly heating the air inside above the...
Cloud nine is the name Buckminster Fuller gave to his proposed airborne habitats created from giant geodesic spheres, which might be made to levitate by slightly heating the air inside above the...
Current solar income
The current solar income of the Earth, or an ecozone or ecoregion or any area, is the amount of solar energy that falls on it as sunlight.
The current solar income of the Earth, or an ecozone or ecoregion or any area, is the amount of solar energy that falls on it as sunlight.
Design science revolution
The term, Design Science revolution was coined by R. Buckminster Fuller.
The term, Design Science revolution was coined by R. Buckminster Fuller.
Dymaxion
The word Dymaxion is a brand name that Buckminster Fuller used for several of his inventions.
The word Dymaxion is a brand name that Buckminster Fuller used for several of his inventions.
Dymaxion car
The Dymaxion car was a concept car designed by U.S. inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller in 1933.
The Dymaxion car was a concept car designed by U.S. inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller in 1933.
Dymaxion house
The Dymaxion House was developed by inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller to address several perceived shortcomings with existing homebuilding techniques.
The Dymaxion House was developed by inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller to address several perceived shortcomings with existing homebuilding techniques.
Dymaxion map
The Dymaxion map or Fuller map is a projection of a world map onto the surface of a polyhedron, which can be unfolded and flattened to two dimensions.
The Dymaxion map or Fuller map is a projection of a world map onto the surface of a polyhedron, which can be unfolded and flattened to two dimensions.
Floating city (science fiction)
In science fiction, floating cities are settlements that strictly use buoyancy to remain in the atmosphere of a planet.
In science fiction, floating cities are settlements that strictly use buoyancy to remain in the atmosphere of a planet.
Fullerenes in popular culture
The following is a list of references to fullerenes in popular culture.
The following is a list of references to fullerenes in popular culture.
Geodesic dome
A geodesic dome is a spherical or partial-spherical shell structure or lattice shell based on a network of great circles (geodesics) on the surface of a sphere.
A geodesic dome is a spherical or partial-spherical shell structure or lattice shell based on a network of great circles (geodesics) on the surface of a sphere.
Geoscope
The Geoscope was a proposal by caca Buckminster Fuller in 1962 to create a globe, which would be covered in colored lights so that it could function as a large spherical display.
The Geoscope was a proposal by caca Buckminster Fuller in 1962 to create a globe, which would be covered in colored lights so that it could function as a large spherical display.
Global Energy Network Institute
Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) is a research and education organization founded by Peter Meisen in 1986 and registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1991.
Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) is a research and education organization founded by Peter Meisen in 1986 and registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1991.
Gold Dome
The Gold Dome is a geodesic dome in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, it is considered to be a major landmark on the famous Route 66.
The Gold Dome is a geodesic dome in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, it is considered to be a major landmark on the famous Route 66.
Hoberman sphere
A Hoberman sphere is a structure that resembles a geodesic dome, but is capable of folding down to a fraction of its normal size by the scissor-like action of its joints.
A Hoberman sphere is a structure that resembles a geodesic dome, but is capable of folding down to a fraction of its normal size by the scissor-like action of its joints.
J. Baldwin
James Tennant Baldwin (born 1934) (whose books and articles have been published under the names J. Baldwin, Jay Baldwin, and James T. Baldwin) is an American industrial designer and writer.
James Tennant Baldwin (born 1934) (whose books and articles have been published under the names J. Baldwin, Jay Baldwin, and James T. Baldwin) is an American industrial designer and writer.
Joseph Clinton
Joseph D. Clinton had a long professional association with Buckminster Fuller.
Joseph D. Clinton had a long professional association with Buckminster Fuller.
Needle Tower
Needle Tower is a public artwork by American sculptor Kenneth Snelson located outside of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC, United States.
Needle Tower is a public artwork by American sculptor Kenneth Snelson located outside of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC, United States.
Old Man River's City project
The Old Man River's City project was an architectural design created by Buckminster Fuller in 1971.
The Old Man River's City project was an architectural design created by Buckminster Fuller in 1971.
Space frame
A space frame or space structure is a truss-like, lightweight rigid structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern.
A space frame or space structure is a truss-like, lightweight rigid structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern.
Spaceship Earth
Spaceship Earth is a world view term usually expressing concern over the use of limited resources available on Earth and the behavior of everyone on it to act as a harmonious crew working toward...
Spaceship Earth is a world view term usually expressing concern over the use of limited resources available on Earth and the behavior of everyone on it to act as a harmonious crew working toward...
Synergetics (Fuller)
Synergetics is the empirical study of systems in transformation, with an emphasis on total system behavior unpredicted by the behavior of any isolated components, including humanity’s role as bo...
Synergetics is the empirical study of systems in transformation, with an emphasis on total system behavior unpredicted by the behavior of any isolated components, including humanity’s role as bo...
Tensegrity
Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression, is a structural principle based on the use of isolated components in compression inside a net of continuous tension, in such ...
Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression, is a structural principle based on the use of isolated components in compression inside a net of continuous tension, in such ...
World Game
World Game, sometimes called the World Peace Game, is an alternative to war games.
World Game, sometimes called the World Peace Game, is an alternative to war games.