Bucky Fuller

Crank and/or Genius?

http://www.bfi.org/

http://www.cjfearnley.com/fuller-faq.html

http://www.thirteen.org/bucky

Free 42-hrs of video of him lecturing

Creator of the Geodesic Dome, Dymaxion Car, Dymaxion Map, World Game, Dymaxion House, World Energy Grid

Big ideas:

• Synergetics
• Tensegrity
• World Game
• Systems Change
• Systems
• Livingry
• Only Integrity is Going to Count
• Geoscope
• Dymaxion Map
• Dymaxion House
• Dymaxion Car
• Design Science
• Buckminsterfullerene
• Biology

His lifelong goal was the development of what he called "Comprehensive Anticipatory Design Science" - the attempt to anticipate and solve humanity's major problems through the highest technology by providing "more and more life support for everybody, with less and less resources."

Design Science toys

“Only the free-wheeling artist-explorer, non-academic, scientist-philosopher, mechanic, economist-poet, who has never waited for patron-starting and accrediting of his coordinate capabilities holds the prime initiative today.” (Generalist, Maker)

Energy Accounting

Pre-Fab housing - domes and other things, made of steel, for permanent and temporary use

• http://www.bfi.org/domes/

• http://www.bfi.org/shelter/index.html - tents

• http://www.thirteen.org/bucky/house.html Dymaxion House

SynergetIcs free online EBook http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/synergetics/toc/toc.html