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R. Buckminster Fuller
(12 Jul 1895 - 1 Jul 1983)
American engineer, inventor, architect and philosopher.
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Science Quotes by R. Buckminster Fuller (4)
Dare to be naïve
— R. Buckminster Fuller
Motto for Synergetics: Explorations for the Geometry of Thinking (1975), xix.
See also: | Motivation (2)
How much does your building weigh?
A question often used to challenge architects to consider how efficiently materials were used for the space enclosed.
A question often used to challenge architects to consider how efficiently materials were used for the space enclosed.
— R. Buckminster Fuller
In Thomas T. K. Zung, Buckminster Fuller (2002), 5.
I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.
— R. Buckminster Fuller
Statement made in 1974, quoted in People magazine. In Thomas T. K. Zung, Buckminster Fuller: Anthology for the New Millenium (2002), 174.
See also: | Genius (52)
When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty ... but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
— R. Buckminster Fuller
Quoted in David J. Darling, The Universal Book of Mathematics>/i> (2004). 34.
