"Everything you've learned in school as "obvious" becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids … - Buckminster Fuller

"Everything you've learned in school as "obvious" becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids in the universe. There's not even a suggestion of a solid. There are no absolute continuums. There are no surfaces. There are no straight lines."

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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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