Buckminster Fuller sought patents for his works to document in an enduring form what an individual could invent for the betterment of humanity. A primary resource for Fuller’s patents is the book Inventions, the Patented Works of R. Buckminster Fuller. Inventions serves as the framework for this three-part essay. Comparing the description of Fuller’s work found in that book with this essay will be most instructive.

located by Joe Moore, founder of the Buckminster Fuller Virtual Institute


Expo'67 dome in Montreal


Former Union Tank Car dome just NW of Baton Rouge, LA


Climatron dome in St Louis, MO


Tacoma dome in Tacoma, WA

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