REVIEW: Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth

I had heard the name “Buckminster Fuller”, “RBF”, or “Bucky Fuller” before, and it was always associated closely with the geodesic dome, a structure whose complete meaning is still clouded to me, save for that it has something to do with synergy and tetrahedrons. Seeming lofty and out of my league scientifically and technically, I waited at least to try reading one of his books, until finding Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth for $4 in a used book store.

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