You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the Future

217 Pages·2016·1.2 MB·English

by  Jonathon Keats

YOU
BELONG
TO THE
UNIVERSE

YOU
BELONG
TO THE
UNIVERSE
BUCKMINSTER
FULLER AND
THE FUTURE
JONATHON
1
KEATS
1
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Keats, Jonathon, author.
You belong to the universe : buckminster fuller and the future / Jonathon Keats.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–933823–8 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Fuller, R. Buckminster
(Richard Buckminster), 1895–1983. 2. Architects—United States—Biography.
3. Inventors—United States—Biography. I. Title.
TA140.F9K43 2016
620.0092—dc23
[B]
2015030656
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CONTENTS
GUINEA PIG B 1
The Buckminster Fuller Myth 1
HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD WORK 27
Six Visions 27
1. Mobility: The Dymaxion Car 29
2. Shelter: The Wichita House 47
3. Education: Two- Way TV 70
4. Planning: The Geoscope 93
5. Environment: The Dome Over Manhattan 115
6. Peace: The World Game 134
THE RANDOM ELEMENT 163
The Buckminster Fuller Legacy 163
Further Reading 191
Index 193

YOU
BELONG
TO THE
UNIVERSE