"For all the inventions presented as revolutionary that never really caught on - the Dymaxion house and car, the geodesic dome - as well as the countless pages of eccentrically theoretical writing and even more countless hours of talk, it can be difficult for us now, here in the actual twenty-first century, to pin down the civilizational impact he so earnestly longed to make."
"In the video above, Joe Scott provides an introduction to Fuller and his world in about ten minutes. After a much-referenced Damascene conversion, the once-dissolute Fuller spent most of his life "trying to solve the world's problems," Scott says, "specifically in finding ways to save resources and provide for everybody on the planet: to do more with less, as we would say.""
Buckminster Fuller combined visionary design, engineering, and philosophical inquiry to pursue globally scaled solutions that stretched industrial capability and human imagination. He conceived inventions such as the Dymaxion house and car and the geodesic dome, alongside extensive theoretical writing and public speaking. He experienced a dramatic Damascene conversion that redirected his life toward solving worldly problems, emphasizing resource efficiency and universal provision. He styled himself a "comprehensive anticipatory design scientist," reflecting ambitions for systemic, planet-wide change. His thinking embodied postwar faith in technology and industrial power to reshape civilization and influenced later perspectives on doing more with less.
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