For the EP by Nerina Pallot, see. Buckminster Fuller Born Richard Buckminster Fuller ( 1895-07-12)July 12, 1895, United States Died July 1, 1983 ( 1983-07-01) (aged 87) Los Angeles, United States Education (expelled) Occupation Designer, author, inventor Spouse(s) Anne Hewlett ( m. 1917) Children Richard Buckminster ' Bucky' Fuller (; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American,, author, designer, and inventor.

Fuller published more than 30 books, coining or popularizing terms such as ',, and. Daughters Of The Moon Series Pdf File. He also developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, and popularized the widely known.

The dark ages still reign. The dark ages still reign over all humanity, and the depth and persistence of this domination are only now becoming clear. This Dark Ages prison has no steel bars, chains, or locks. Instead, it is locked by misorientation and built of misinformation. Caught up in a plethora of conditioned reflexes and.

Carbon molecules known as were later named by scientists for their structural and mathematical resemblance to geodesic spheres. Fuller was the second World President of from 1974 to 1983. Guinea Pig B: I AM NOW CLOSE TO 88 and I am confident that the only thing important about me is that I am an average healthy human. I am also a living case history of a thoroughly documented, half-century, search-and-research project designed to discover what, if anything, an unknown, moneyless individual, with a dependent wife and newborn child, might be able to do effectively on behalf of all humanity that could not be accomplished by great nations, great religions or private enterprise, no matter how rich or powerfully armed. — Bucky Fuller, 1983. In Carbondale International recognition began with the success of huge during the 1950s.

Fuller lectured at in Raleigh in 1949, where he met James Fitzgibbon, who would become a close friend and colleague. Fitzgibbon was director of Geodesics, Inc.

And Synergetics, Inc. The first licensees to design geodesic domes. Howard was lead designer, architect and engineer for both companies.

Fuller began working with architect in 1954, and in 1964 they co-founded the architectural firm Fuller & Sadao Inc., whose first project was to design the large for the at in. This building is now the '. From 1959 to 1970, Fuller taught at (SIU).

Beginning as an assistant professor, he gained full professorship in 1968, in the School of Art and Design. Working as a designer, scientist, developer, and writer, he lectured for many years around the world. He collaborated at SIU with the designer. In 1965, Fuller inaugurated the World Design Science Decade (1965 to 1975) at the meeting of the in Paris, which was, in his own words, devoted to 'applying the principles of science to solving the problems of humanity.' Later in his SIU tenure, Fuller was also a visiting professor at, where he designed the dome for the campus Religious Center.

Fuller believed human societies would soon rely mainly on renewable sources of energy, such as solar- and wind-derived electricity. He hoped for an age of 'omni-successful education and sustenance of all humanity.' Fuller referred to himself as 'the property of universe' and during one radio interview he gave later in life, declared himself and his work 'the property of all humanity'. For his lifetime of work, the named him the 1969 Humanist of the Year.

In 1976, Fuller was a key participant at, the first UN forum on human settlements. Honors [ ] Fuller was awarded 28 United States patents and many honorary doctorates.

In 1960, he was awarded the from. Fuller was elected as an honorary member of in 1967, on the occasion of the 50th year reunion of his Harvard class of 1917 (from which he was expelled in his first year). He was elected a Fellow of the in 1968. In 1968 he was elected into the as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1970. In 1970 he received the award from the. In 1976, he received the from the Library Associates. He also received numerous other awards, including the presented to him on February 23, 1983, by President.

A geodesic sphere The geodesic dome [ ] Fuller was most famous for his –, which have been used as parts of military radar stations, civic buildings, environmental protest camps and exhibition attractions. An examination of the geodesic design by for the, built some 20 years prior to Fuller's work, reveals that Fuller's Geodesic Dome patent (U.S. 2,682,235; awarded in 1954), follows the same design as Bauersfeld's. Their construction is based on extending some basic principles to build simple ' structures (tetrahedron,, and the closest packing of spheres), making them lightweight and stable. The geodesic dome was a result of Fuller's exploration of nature's constructing principles to find design solutions. The Fuller Dome is referenced in the -winning novel by, in which a geodesic dome is said to cover the entire island of, and it floats on air due to the hot-air balloon effect of the large air-mass under the dome (and perhaps its construction of lightweight materials). Transportation [ ].