− | '''Richard Buckminster “Bucky''' Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, author, designer, futurist, inventor and visionary. He was the second president of Mensa. He lends his name to a family of complex carbon structures called [[Buckminsterfullerene]] also known as, "Bucky Balls." | + | '''Richard Buckminster''' "Bucky" Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, author, designer, futurist, inventor and visionary. He was the second president of Mensa. He lends his name to a family of complex carbon structures called [[Buckminsterfullerene]] also known as, "Bucky Balls." |
| Throughout his life, Fuller was concerned with the question "Does [[humanity]] have a chance to survive lastingly and successfully on [[planet]] [[Earth]], and if so, how?" Considering himself an average [[individual]] without special monetary means or academic degree he chose to devote his life to this question, trying to identify what he, as an individual, could do to improve [[human condition|humanity's condition]], which large organizations, governments, and private enterprises inherently could not do. | | Throughout his life, Fuller was concerned with the question "Does [[humanity]] have a chance to survive lastingly and successfully on [[planet]] [[Earth]], and if so, how?" Considering himself an average [[individual]] without special monetary means or academic degree he chose to devote his life to this question, trying to identify what he, as an individual, could do to improve [[human condition|humanity's condition]], which large organizations, governments, and private enterprises inherently could not do. |