R. Buckminster Fuller, was one of the most fascinating thinkers of our last century. In his words he dedicated his life in applying the principles of science to solving the problems of humanity . He was an inventor, architect, engineer, mathematician, poet and cosmologist. Buckminster Fuller´s best known invention was the geodesic dome – the lightest, strongest and most cost-effective structure ever created. He is known for terms like synergetics which he explains as the holistic relationship between forces in nature. In this brilliant video taken at a series of lectures he gave along two weeks in january of 1975, bucky explains his thoughts, and inventions in relationship to the development of technology in our socio-economic present state.

It’s a 42 hour trip into his thoughts! I still didn´t see the whole video, I didn´t even get to the middle of it, but I think every one interested in understanding the mind of this great person should take a look inside. I am also thinking of writing to the institute that made the video avaliable to ask if there is a podcast version of it because being 42 hours in front of the computer is somewhat painful ( everything runs under a Real video format at the website). Maybe some one knows a way of generating mp3 or .mov data from Real video??

Buckminster Fuller’s Everything I know