Re:“God is a Verb” by R. Buckminster Fuller (1968)
by officialchicken on Thursday April 05, 2018 @04:15AM
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He popularized the geodesic dome.
While no doubt an eccentric genius and early advocate of systems theory, I can't really give him a pass after coining the term "synergetics" [0]. The common form of the word used today is - synergy. He also coined the terms "cloud nine", "tensegrity", and "dymaxion".
"Experience with synergetics encourages a new way of approaching and solving problems." - R. Buckminster Fuller
Reader beware: much of his writings are either math heavy or word salad. Or both.
While no doubt an eccentric genius and early advocate of systems theory, I can't really give him a pass after coining the term "synergetics" [0]. The common form of the word used today is - synergy. He also coined the terms "cloud nine", "tensegrity", and "dymaxion".
"Experience with synergetics encourages a new way of approaching and solving problems." - R. Buckminster Fuller
Reader beware: much of his writings are either math heavy or word salad. Or both.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synergetics_(Fuller) Edit: corrected spelling of his name