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DYMAXION GEOMETRY

DYMAXION GEOMETRY
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a mathematical system devised by Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1983, American author, builder and designer). Dymaxion means "yielding maximum performance from available technology." The system is based on forces balanced against each other and on the way that certain figures fit together to make forms. It is used in architecture and philosophy. Science of Survival Glossary (app 11.7.90)
DYMAXION GEOMETRY
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a reference to a philosophy of construction and design developed by American engineer and inventor Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983). Fuller devised a system of architecture, based on specific geometrical units, resulting in the invention of large domes which had no supporting members except a frame made of these units. Fuller's dome encloses a greater volume with less material than any alternative form.a mathematical system devised by Buckminster Fuller. Dymaxion means "yielding maximum performance from available technology." The system is based on forces balanced against each other and on the way that certain figures fit together to make forms. It is used in architecture and philosophy. See also Fuller, Buckminster in this glossary.a mathematical system devised by Buckminster Fuller. Dymaxion means "yielding maximum performance from available technology." The system is based on forces balanced against each other and on the way that certain figures fit together to make forms. It is used in architecture and philosophy. See also Fuller, Buckminster in this glossary. He discovered it in something called dymaxion geometry. -Rugged Individualism (30 Aug. 55) a mathematical system devised by Buckminster Fuller. Dymaxion means ieyielding maximum performance from available technology.l, The system is based on forces balanced against each other and on the way that certain figures fit together to make forms. It is used in architecture and philosophy.