------------------------------------------------------------ ERIC NO: EJ191333 AUTHOR: Ranucci, Ernest R. TITLE: The World of Buckminster Fuller. YEAR: Oct1978 SOURCE: Mathematics Teacher (v71 n7 p568-77 Oct 1978) ABSTRACT: This discussion of the accomplishments of Buckminster Fuller describes the geodesic dome, the Dymaxion principle and its applications, and the Octet-Truss principle. (MP) NOTES: Reprint: UMI MAJOR DESC: Geometry; Inventions; Mathematical Applications; Mathematicians; Secondary School Mathematics MINOR DESC: College Mathematics; Secondary Education; Solid Geometry IDENTIFIERS: Geodesic Domes; Geometric Constructions ------------------------------------------------------------