San Antonio College Library

A biography of Buckminster Fuller (Bucky) written by a close friend and "illuminates the very human being that he is."

"This book shows the practical applicaitons of the Dymaxion concept to the world of design and industrial production. Here are explanations, diagrams, and photographs of the most important of Fuller's inventions - his Dymaxion car, the Geodesic dome, the Dymaxion bathroom etc. This book gives a clear verbal and pictorial explanation of Fuller's anticipatory design science. It is also a concise history of the development of his ideas, from the early...

"As an engineer, a poet; as a designer, a philosopher; as a researcher, an artist - R. Buckminster Fuller established new standards. Convinced that specialists usually create more problems than they solve, he developed his concepts for a vision of the whole. In addition, in his unique way Fuller inter-linked the fields of architecture, geometry, engineering, natural science and anthropology. This book provides a highly multi-faceted insight into Fuller's...

Photographs, illustrations, and text help chronicle the career of inventor R. Buckminster Fuller.