BORN: July 12, 1895, Milton, Massachusetts
DIED: July 1, 1983, Los Angeles
AS A KID, RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER JR WAS CONVINCED HE LIVED IN AN EXCEPTIONALLY FUZZY WORLD. A PAIR OF COKE-BOTTLE GLASSES EVENTUALLY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. BUT EVEN AFTER THAT, HE ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS.
Depending on who you ask, Bucky – as he was known to virtually everyone – was either a genius or a crackpot. On one hand, he was the engineer/mathematician/architect/ cartographer who invented the geodesic dome and was a consultant for NASA. On the other, he was the guy who thought evolution was a load of rubbish and that dolphins were descended from early humans. Whatever side you come down on, however, there’s one thing that’s irrefutable: the man was…
