Fuller, Richard Buckminster (sold)
Richard Buckminster Fuller (July 12, 1895 - July 1, 1983) was an American architect, philosopher, designer, author, critic of work, futurist, inventor, and systems theorist. Signing his works as R. Buckminster Fuller, he published over thirty books and is credited with popularizing or coining such terms as 'ephemeralization', 'tensegrity', 'Dymaxion' (Dymaxion map, Dymaxion car, and Dymaxion house, for example), 'Spaceship Earth', and 'synergetics'. Fuller is most widely remembered for popularizing geodesic domes but also holds twenty-eight United States patents and received numerous awards during his career.
Profound dedication by Buckminster Fuller!!
This is a 1954 first edition Buckminster Fuller and Shoji Sadao dymaxion map of the world bearing a dedication from the author to his niece. Fuller's unusual projection was intended to supplement the Mercator Projection, as it maintained an integrity of scale and could easily be rearranged to highlight certain academic points. (more details)