The self-commissioned architect is the obviously exclusive potential - for as at present used, or designed, the world's resources are serving only fo… - Buckminster Fuller

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The self-commissioned architect is the obviously exclusive potential - for as at present used, or designed, the world's resources are serving only forty-four per cent of humanity.

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About Buckminster Fuller

Richard Buckminster Fuller (12 July 1895 – 1 July 1983) was an American philosopher, systems theorist, architect, and inventor, known to many of his friends and fans as "Bucky" Fuller. He created and popularized the terms "Spaceship Earth", "ephemeralization", and "synergetics", and developed numerous inventions, the most famous of which is the geodesic dome.

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Birth Name: Richard Buckminster Fuller
Alternative Names: Bucky Fuller R. Buckminster Fuller
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