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A 10-minute introduction to Buckminster Fuller, patron saint of techno-optimism

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 27, 2026
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A US postage stamp shows Richard Buckminster (1895-1983), architect, designer and inventor (Olga Popova/shutterstock.com)

Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) called himself a “comprehensive anticipatory design scientist” and spent decades promoting geodesic domes, tensegrity structures, and his own legend Open Culture shares a 10-minute video introduction to …

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