Buckminster was ahead of his time in too many ways to mention. I feel like he never was given the credit he deserved. He’s changed who I am and how I do everything in every way.
Recently, I lent a friend an old out of print Buckminster book. His reaction was, “it messed me up for like three days, but then I saw the world completely differently – that guy was amazing.”
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, author, designer, futurist, inventor, and visionary. He was the second president of Mensa. He lends his name to a family of complex Carbon structures called Buckminsterfullerene also known as Bucky Balls.
The wikipedia article goes on to explain Bucky in great detail.
One of my favorite tidbits, is this: Ephemeralization is a term coined by R. Buckminster Fuller. It refers to the ability of people to use technological advances to continuously do more with less.
It sums up the ultimate goal: do more, with less. (Design, Money, Words, etc.)
John Bacon 11:48 pm on 10 Mar 2010 Permalink
Which book?