Ideas and Integrities: A Spontaneous Autobiographical Disclosure

by R. Buckminster Fuller

In Ideas and Integrities Buckminster Fuller, one of the most influential designers and thinkers of the modern world, describes the revolutionary designs and concepts he has pioneered - among them the geodesic dome, the Dymaxion world map, the Dymaxion 4-D house, the Dymaxion 4-D automobile, and countless other structures and creations that have changed the face of America and the world. And he sets forth his amazing and challenging ideas for the world of the future - ideas that would revolutionize everything from university education to bathroom design, ideas that, above all, demonstrate how we can and must make for more imaginative and efficient use of the resources now available to us to ensure a better standard of living for all men. --- from book's back cover

Genres: Science, Architecture, Biography, Nonfiction, Design

318 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller was an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, and inventor.

Fuller published more than 30 books, coining or popularizing terms such as "Spaceship Earth", ephemeralization, and synergetic. He also developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, and popularized the widely known geodesic dome. Carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their structural and mathematical resemblance to geodesic spheres.

Buckminster Fuller was the second president of Mensa from 1974 to 1983.

Reviews

[Tom Quinn · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I have been concerned for a great many years with the potential functioning of the individual in the presence of swiftly integrating world affairs and the increasingly massive states and corporations, and their respective enormous capital advantage in respect to the accrediting of initiatives in any directions." (35)

Bucky was ahead of his time, and in many ways is still ahead of our time now.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the last Fuller book I'll read for awhile; it was very good but a number of the chapters were included in other works that I've read, such as the Buckminster Fuller Reader, so it felt duplicative. I really enjoyed reading a slew of Fuller works this month, but time for a break.

[Jaime Maldonado · Rating 3 out of 5]

..interesting.

[Michael Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scientifically calculated UTOPIAN planning!