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==Practical achievements==

==Practical achievements==

[[Image:Eden_Project_geodesic_domes_panorama.jpg|right|frame|<center>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project Eden Project]</center>]]

[[Image:Eden_Project_geodesic_domes_panorama.jpg|right|frame|<center>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project Eden Project]</center>]]

Certainly, a number of Fuller's projects did not meet success in terms of commitment from industry or acceptance by a broad public. However, many geodesic domes have been built and are in use. According to the Buckminster Fuller Institute Web site, the largest geodesic-dome structures (listed in descending order from largest diameter) are:

Certainly, a number of Fuller's projects did not meet success in terms of commitment from industry or acceptance by a broad public. However, many geodesic domes have been built and are in use. According to the Buckminster Fuller Institute Web site, the largest geodesic-dome structures (listed in descending order from largest diameter) are:

* Union Tank Car Maintenance Facility: Baton Rouge, LA USA, 117 m (384 ft), destroyed in November 2007.[27]

* Union Tank Car Maintenance Facility: Baton Rouge, LA USA, 117 m (384 ft), destroyed in November 2007.[27]

* Lehigh Portland Cement Storage Facility: Union Bridge, MD USA, 114 m (374 ft).

* Lehigh Portland Cement Storage Facility: Union Bridge, MD USA, 114 m (374 ft).

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project The Eden Project, Cornwall, United Kingdom]

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project The Eden Project, Cornwall, United Kingdom]

Fuller's development of the dome and his roles as a philosopher and as a gadfly within the design and architectural communities left an important legacy. He introduced a number of concepts, and if every one wasn't entirely new, we can still say that he honed each one well.

Fuller's development of the dome and his roles as a philosopher and as a gadfly within the design and architectural communities left an important legacy. He introduced a number of concepts, and if every one wasn't entirely new, we can still say that he honed each one well.

==Concepts and buildings==

==Concepts and buildings==

* ''[http://bfi.org/node/75 R. Buckminster Fuller's 28 patents]''

* ''[https://bfi.org/node/75 R. Buckminster Fuller's 28 patents]''

His concepts and buildings include:

His concepts and buildings include:

==External links==

==External links==

* [http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf109n9832 Richard Buckminster Fuller Papers, ca.1920-1983](call number M1090; ca.1400 linear ft.) are housed in the [http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html Department of Special Collections and University Archives] at [http://library.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Libraries]

* [https://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf109n9832 Richard Buckminster Fuller Papers, ca.1920-1983](call number M1090; ca.1400 linear ft.) are housed in the [https://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html Department of Special Collections and University Archives] at [https://library.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Libraries]

* Buckminster Fuller and interstellar communication explored: [http://www.oracleinsights.com/blog/index.php/2006/01/08/an-unlikely-oracle-r-buckminster-fuller/ 'An Unlikely Oracle: R. Buckminster Fuller']

* Buckminster Fuller and interstellar communication explored: [https://www.oracleinsights.com/blog/index.php/2006/01/08/an-unlikely-oracle-r-buckminster-fuller/ 'An Unlikely Oracle: R. Buckminster Fuller']

* Buckminster Fuller discussed on [http://www.ibiblio.org/wunc_archives/sot/index.php?p=390 The State of Things]

* Buckminster Fuller discussed on [https://www.ibiblio.org/wunc_archives/sot/index.php?p=390 The State of Things]

* [http://207.99.102.199/node/109 Transcript of "Everything I Know"] -([http://web.archive.org/web/20061127205442sh_re_/http://207.99.102.199/node/109 Archived copy] at the [[Internet Archive]])

* [https://207.99.102.199/node/109 Transcript of "Everything I Know"] -([https://web.archive.org/web/20061127205442sh_re_/https://207.99.102.199/node/109 Archived copy] at the [[Internet Archive]])

* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-100-532/life_society/expo_67/clip7 CBC Archives - clip about United States Pavilion at Expo 67]

* [https://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-100-532/life_society/expo_67/clip7 CBC Archives - clip about United States Pavilion at Expo 67]

* [http://biographylist.com/buckminster-fuller/biography Buckminster Fuller Biography]

* [https://biographylist.com/buckminster-fuller/biography Buckminster Fuller Biography]

* [http://collections.stanford.edu/bucky/ Buckminster Fuller Digital Collection at Stanford] includes 380 hrs. of streamed audio-visual material from Fuller's personal archive

* [https://collections.stanford.edu/bucky/ Buckminster Fuller Digital Collection at Stanford] includes 380 hrs. of streamed audio-visual material from Fuller's personal archive

* [http://creativity.com/various/bucky.html Buckminster Fuller: Grandfather Of The Future]

* [https://creativity.com/various/bucky.html Buckminster Fuller: Grandfather Of The Future]

* [http://fuller.nullinator.net/stories/141 A Fuller Explanation Introduction into the Design Revolution]

* [https://fuller.nullinator.net/stories/141 A Fuller Explanation Introduction into the Design Revolution]

* [http://memeticdrift.net/bucky/index.html The "Everything I Know" 42-hour lecture session] — video, audio, and full transcripts.

* [https://memeticdrift.net/bucky/index.html The "Everything I Know" 42-hour lecture session] — video, audio, and full transcripts.

* [http://shop.usps.com/cgi-bin/vsbv/postal_store_non_ssl/display_products/productDetail.jsp?OID=4849106 Information about Fuller's commemorative postage stamp]

* [https://shop.usps.com/cgi-bin/vsbv/postal_store_non_ssl/display_products/productDetail.jsp?OID=4849106 Information about Fuller's commemorative postage stamp]

* [http://www.bfi.org/ The Buckminster Fuller Institute]

* [https://www.bfi.org/ The Buckminster Fuller Institute]

** [http://www.bfi.org/audio/ Directory of Audio and Video real streams from the Buckminster Fuller Institute]

** [https://www.bfi.org/audio/ Directory of Audio and Video real streams from the Buckminster Fuller Institute]

* [http://www.buckminster.info/ Buckminster Fuller Virtual Institute]

* [https://www.buckminster.info/ Buckminster Fuller Virtual Institute]

* [http://www.cjfearnley.com/buckyrefs.html Chris Fearnley's List of Buckminster Fuller Resources on the Internet]

* [https://www.cjfearnley.com/buckyrefs.html Chris Fearnley's List of Buckminster Fuller Resources on the Internet]

* [http://www.cjfearnley.com/fuller-faq.html FAQ — R. Buckminster Fuller]

* [https://www.cjfearnley.com/fuller-faq.html FAQ — R. Buckminster Fuller]

* [http://www.futurehi.net/docs/OperatingManual.html Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth]

* [https://www.futurehi.net/docs/OperatingManual.html Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth]

* [http://www.grunch.net/synergetics/ Synergetics on the Web]

* [https://www.grunch.net/synergetics/ Synergetics on the Web]

* [http://www.hfmgv.org/dymaxion/ The Dymaxion house at the Henry Ford museum]

* [https://www.hfmgv.org/dymaxion/ The Dymaxion house at the Henry Ford museum]

* [http://www.lazyreader.com/blog/index.php/archives/169 The Buckminster Alternative] Fuller's life as a lesson in living

* [https://www.lazyreader.com/blog/index.php/archives/169 The Buckminster Alternative] Fuller's life as a lesson in living

* [http://www.newciv.org/worldtrans/whole/bucky.html Fuller, R. Buckminster] — includes list of books written by and about Fuller

* [https://www.newciv.org/worldtrans/whole/bucky.html Fuller, R. Buckminster] — includes list of books written by and about Fuller

* [http://www.olats.org/pionniers/pp/buckminster/buckminster.php Buckminster Fuller at Pionniers & Précurseurs. Containing a good bibliography]

* [https://www.olats.org/pionniers/pp/buckminster/buckminster.php Buckminster Fuller at Pionniers & Précurseurs. Containing a good bibliography]

* [http://www.roger.kisd.de/197.0.html?&L=1 Excellent Portrait of RBF in the design magazine ROGER]

* [https://www.roger.kisd.de/197.0.html?&L=1 Excellent Portrait of RBF in the design magazine ROGER]

* [http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/rbfnotes/toc.html Notes to R. Buckminster Fuller's Work]

* [https://www.rwgrayprojects.com/rbfnotes/toc.html Notes to R. Buckminster Fuller's Work]

** [http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/synergetics/toc/toc.html Buckminster Fuller's SYNERGETICS]

** [https://www.rwgrayprojects.com/synergetics/toc/toc.html Buckminster Fuller's SYNERGETICS]

* [http://www.thirteen.org/bucky R. Buckminster Fuller on PBS]

* [https://www.thirteen.org/bucky R. Buckminster Fuller on PBS]

** [http://www.thirteen.org/cgi-bin/bucky-bin/bucky.cgi Thinking Out Loud, a PBS TV program about Buckminster Fuller]

** [https://www.thirteen.org/cgi-bin/bucky-bin/bucky.cgi Thinking Out Loud, a PBS TV program about Buckminster Fuller]

* [http://www.tomdevine.net/bucky.html Bucky Revisited] - Reflections on Buckminster Fuller

* [https://www.tomdevine.net/bucky.html Bucky Revisited] - Reflections on Buckminster Fuller

* [http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2004/07/64155 WIRED article about Buckminster Fuller]

* [https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2004/07/64155 WIRED article about Buckminster Fuller]

* [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64155,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5 Wired News Article on the Buckminster stamp]

* [https://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64155,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5 Wired News Article on the Buckminster stamp]

* [http://www.zometool.com/ Build Genius: Zome System]

* [https://www.zometool.com/ Build Genius: Zome System]

* [http://www.weareallastronauts.com/ We are all astronauts. a random design project] A website about Buckminster Fullers theories - made by the multimedia studio ''urbn; interaction''.

* [https://www.weareallastronauts.com/ We are all astronauts. a random design project] A website about Buckminster Fullers theories - made by the multimedia studio ''urbn; interaction''.

* [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/09/080609fa_fact_kolbert Dymaxion Man: The Visions of Buckminster Fuller] By Elizabeth Kolbert, ''[[The New Yorker]]'' (June 9, 2008)

* [https://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/09/080609fa_fact_kolbert Dymaxion Man: The Visions of Buckminster Fuller] By Elizabeth Kolbert, ''[[The New Yorker]]'' (June 9, 2008)

*[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/arts/music/15ster.html?_r=3&oref=slogin%20%3Chttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/arts/music/15ster.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller] New York Times article questioning Fuller's supposed consideration of suicide, (June 15, 2008)

*[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/arts/music/15ster.html?_r=3&oref=slogin%20%3Chttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/arts/music/15ster.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller] New York Times article questioning Fuller's supposed consideration of suicide, (June 15, 2008)

* [http://www.whitney.org/www/buckminster_fuller/about.jsp Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe], a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, June 26-Sept 21, 2008

* [https://www.whitney.org/www/buckminster_fuller/about.jsp Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe], a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, June 26-Sept 21, 2008

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