{"product_id":"buckyworks-isbn-9780471198123","title":"BuckyWorks","description":"\"A pleasure to read.\" -Architectural Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A wonderful, nontechnical introduction to one of this century's most fascinating minds.\" -Whole Earth Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Original . . . [and] valuable, because it describes . . . Fuller's original techniques.\" -Architectural Record.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Architect, mathematician, engineer, inventor, visionary humanist, educator, inspirational orator, and bestselling author, R. Buckminster Fuller has been rightly called \"the 20th-century Leonardo da Vinci.\" Written by a fellow inventor who worked with Fuller for more than three decades, BuckyWorks is an inspiring celebration of the man, his ideas, his inventions -and his legacy for our future. Featuring over 200 photographs and drawings, plus dozens of fascinating excerpts from Fuller's lectures and conversations with the author, this book offers a breathtaking inside look at one of the truly great minds of our time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e J. BALDWIN is an inventor and teacher who worked under, with, and for R. Buckminster Fuller for more than three decades. He served as an editor of the Whole Earth Catalog and the Whole Earth Review for 25 years.Buckminster Fuller - ein echt amerikanisches Genie - war weithin bekannt als Architekt, Ingenieur, Mathematiker, Autor und Erfinder. In diesem Buch sind Fullers wichtigste Ideen und Erfindungen in Form von Worten und Bildern zusammengetragen. Lassen auch Sie sich inspirieren, über alternative Lebensweisen nachzudenken! (02\/98) \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Mission of Guinea Pig B 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Lightful House 12\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3 The Design Science Revolution 62\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4 Getting Around 84\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5 Domes 110\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6 The Sorcerer's Apprentices 128\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7 Instant Domes 142\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8 The Garden of Eden 150\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9 Megastructures 182\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10 Spaceship Earth 192\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11 Jobs and Work 222\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix A – Selected Bibliography 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B – Resources 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e is an inventor and teacher who worked under, with, and for R. Buckminster Fuller for more than three decades. He served as an editor of the Whole Earth Catalog and the Whole Earth Review for 25 years.\u003c\/p\u003e \"A pleasure to read.\" -Architectural Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A wonderful, nontechnical introduction to one of this century's most fascinating minds.\" -Whole Earth Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Original . . . [and] valuable, because it describes . . . Fuller's original techniques.\" -Architectural Record.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Architect, mathematician, engineer, inventor, visionary humanist, educator, inspirational orator, and bestselling author, R. Buckminster Fuller has been rightly called \"the 20th-century Leonardo da Vinci.\" Written by a fellow inventor who worked with Fuller for more than three decades, BuckyWorks is an inspiring celebration of the man, his ideas, his inventions -and his legacy for our future. Featuring over 200 photographs and drawings, plus dozens of fascinating excerpts from Fuller's lectures and conversations with the author, this book offers a breathtaking inside look at one of the truly great minds of our time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e J. BALDWIN is an inventor and teacher who worked under, with, and for R. Buckminster Fuller for more than three decades. He served as an editor of the Whole Earth Catalog and the Whole Earth Review for 25 years.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988862484709,"sku":"NP9780471198123","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471198123.jpg?v=1761781821","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/buckyworks-isbn-9780471198123","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}