- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard Buckminster Fuller
- Nickname
- Bucky Fuller
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Buckminster Fuller was born on July 12, 1895 in Milton, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for 'Kukan': The Battle Cry of China (1941), Earth II (1971) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). He was married to Anne Fuller. He died on July 1, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseAnne Fuller(July 12, 1917 - July 1, 1983) (his death, 2 children)
- Wore thick glasses Talked with his hands when ever he gave a speech
- When he flew on jetliners, he stuffed his jacket with newspaper to keep from getting a cold.
- Was awarded 25 patents.
- Wrote 28 books.
- Received 47 honarary doctorates in the arts, science, humanities and engineering.
- Coined the terms "Spaceship Earth" and "Synergenic". He is often credited with coining the term "Dymaxion" (a fusion of "dynamic", "maximum" and "tension"), but it was suggested to him by a friend.
- (When asked why many of his buildings were designed to be portable): "Trees have roots, people have feet."
- "The most important thing to teach your children is that the sun does not rise and set. It is the Earth that revolves around it. Then teach them the concepts of north, south, east and west, and that they relate to where you happen to be on the planet's surface. Everything else will follow." (From his last television interview)
- You can't better the world by simply talking to it. Philosophy to be effective must be mechanically applied.
- There is enough for everyone. People think that there isn't enough, so they get as much as they can, so many people don't have enough.
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