TITLE

Remembering a man bubbling over with ideas

AUTHOR(S)

Silha, Otto; Silha, Stephen

PUB. DATE

July 1995

SOURCE

Christian Science Monitor;7/12/95, Vol. 87 Issue 158, p19

SOURCE TYPE

Newspaper

DOC. TYPE

Editorial

ABSTRACT

Opinion. Commemorates the genius of R. Buckminster Fuller in the field of architecture, engineering, mathematics, poetry and philosophy and mentions some of his philosophies of life.

ACCESSION #

9507252035

Tags: FULLER, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983

 

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