Fuller, R(ichard)Buckminster

Fuller, R(ichard)Buckminster
Fuller, R(ichard) Buckminster. 1895-1983.
American architect and inventor who sought to solve practical problems with simple designs that require a minimum of materials and energy. The geodesic dome is his best-known invention.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fuller, R(ichard) Buckminster — born July 12, 1895, Milton, Mass., U.S. died July 1, 1983, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. inventor, futurist, architect, and author. The grandnephew of Melville Fuller, he was expelled twice from Harvard University and never completed his college… …   Universalium

  • Fuller, R(ichard) Buckminster — (12 jul. 1895, Milton, Mass., EE.UU.–1 jul. 1983, Los Ángeles, Cal.). Inventor, futurista, arquitecto y autor estadounidense. Sobrino nieto de Melville Fuller, fue expulsado en dos ocasiones de la Universidad de Harvard y nunca completó su… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Fuller — Fuller, Margaret Fuller, Richard Bukminster * * * (as used in expressions) Austin, Stephen (Fuller) Fuller, J(ohn) F(rederick) C(harles) Fuller, Loie Marie Louise Fuller Fuller, (Sarah) Margaret Fuller, R(ichard) Buckminster …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Fuller — /fool euhr/, n. 1. George, 1822 84, U.S. painter. 2. Henry B(lake), ( Stanton Page ), 1857 1929, U.S. novelist, poet, and critic. 3. Melville Weston /wes teuhn/, 1833 1910, Chief Justice of the U.S. 1888 1910. 4. R(ichard) Buckminster, 1895 1983 …   Universalium

  • Fuller — Ful•ler [[t]ˈfʊl ər[/t]] n. 1) big R(ichard) Buckminster, 1895–1983, U.S. engineer, designer, and architect 2) big (Sarah) Margaret (Marchioness Ossoli), 1810–50, U.S. author and literary critic …   From formal English to slang

  • Richard — (as used in expressions) Allen, Richard Arkwright, Sir Richard Attlee, Clement (Richard), 1 conde Attlee de Walthamstow Avedon, Richard Ballinger, Richard A(chilles) Barton, Sir Derek H(arold) R(ichard) Bentley, Richard Bonington, Richard Parkes… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Buckie — R(ichard) Buckminster Fuller …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • buckminsterfullerene — /ˌbʌkmɪnstəˌfʊləˈrin/ (say .bukminstuh.fooluh reen) noun a molecule of spheroidal structure consisting of 60 carbon atoms arranged as 12 pentagonal and hexagonal interlocking faces. Also, buckyball. {named after R(ichard) Buckminster Fuller,… …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”