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Mind's Eye of Richard Buckminster Fuller
by Donald W. Robertson
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For 25 years Donald Robertson was R. Buckminster Fuller's patent lawyer, at his side as each newborn concept was shaped into words. In clear descriptive language, he explains how Fuller's discoveries and inventions are interwoven with his mathematics and... (read more)

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The Most Beautiful Molecule: The Discovery of the Buckyball
by Aldersley Willliams
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The Most Beautiful Molecule "The molecule, buckminsterfullerene, is beautiful physically and intellectually. Its qualities, and even some of its properties, can be appreciated instantly and intuitively by nonscientists. Its uniqueness is bound to lead to... (read more)

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Critical Path Signed 1st Edition
by R. Buckminster Fuller
Publisher Comments
R. Buckminster Fuller is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century, renowned for his achievements as an inventor, designer, architect, philosopher, mathematician, and dogged individualist. Perhaps best remembered for the Geodesic... (read more)

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BuckyWorks :Buckminster Fuller's ideas for today
by J Baldwin
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"His alternative to politics was radical and deeply subversive. If we are designed like other animals to be a success, then nature must have provided enough of everything needed for all to live a healthy existence. People living well would have little... (read more)

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And It Came To Pass- Not To Stay
by R. Buckminster Fuller
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