Buckminster Fuller's Universe: An Appreciation [Anglais] [Relié]

Inventor of the geodesic dome and the phrase "spaceship earth," Fuller reportedly once had an out-of-body experience in which a voice told him: "You do not belong to you. You belong to the Universe." The cocky, self-assured architect-engineer-poet-futurist, expelled twice from Harvard, who went on to shake the world with his technological innovations and vision of global unity, is brought down to earth in this absorbing biographical study. A lecturer-consultant specializing in Fuller's philosophy, Sieden here attempts to translate Fuller's ideas from the tech-guru's convoluted, jargon-laden style into accessible language. Though many of Fuller's major projects were commercial failures, Sieden succeeds in demonstrating how his search for Nature's underlying rules of harmony and efficiency is relevant to fields ranging from aviation and manufacturing technology to environmentalism, housing, parapsychology and extraterrestrial anthropology. Photos.
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"Everybody concerned about the planet should read this book. It fully illustrates that a great man walked among us." --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

"Buckminster Fuller's Universe is a vivid, personal and revealing work which brings Fuller home to today’s people." --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

"Sieden probes beyond Fuller's famous inventions to offer a unique psychological perspective on the roots of his successes and failures." --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

"This is a very necessary and useful book. It is not written in Fuller's language. You will understand it." --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

“Sieden has done a magnificent job of simplifying and restating Fuller’s comprehensive view.” --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

...lays out the saga of one of the great minds of the 20th century... his complicated ideas come into focus. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

A fascinating and authoritative look at the enduring legacy of a singular philosopher.

Buckminster Fuller, the brilliant and eccentric futurist philosopher best known as the inventor of the Geodesic Dome, was one of the most creative contributors to innovative thought and technology in the twentieth century. Incomparable designer, engineer, and architect, he proved that a lone genius, through sheer initiative, can have an astounding impact on the world. In this inspiring account of Fuller's life and legacy, Lloyd Steven Sieden brings new light to Fuller's belief system and recognizes his many contributions to humanity. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

Inspiring account of Fuller's life shows how his integrity, intuition, and imagination had an astounding impact on the world. Brings new light to Fuller's belief system, recognizes his many contributions to humanity, and shows readers how to apply Fuller's ideas to daily life. Softcover. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

Lloyd Steven Sieden follows in the tradition of Bucky Fuller as a comprehesivist interested in many fields of endeavor, especially the whole of Universe and expanding our perspective. He has studied and explained Fuller’s fifty-six year experiment to determine what one individual could accomplish on behalf of all humankind since 1983. Sieden writes, speaks and consults with institutions and individuals to support them in expanding their vision while understanding and applying the universal wisdom of Buckminster Fuller and the principles of Nature he uncovered.

Sieden has produced and presented programs on Fuller as well as other “wise elders” of our global community. He lives in Bellevue, Washington. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .