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Book SynopsisSynergetics can be defined as the exploratory strategy of starting with the whole. It was in the 1940s that Buckminster Fuller developed a series of spherical models which embodied the synergetic theory within geometry. This study of Fuller''s sacred geometry describes with vigour and in detail how his spherical figures relate both to Nature and to the tenets of synergetics. The author assesses the legacy of Fuller, a scientist-artist-engineer extraordinaire whose visions were inspired by the American Dream, and portrays with enthusiasm and sympathy the creative and individual science of a man whose character was as multifaceted as the domes he created. Discover the theory behind the idea that the straight lines and boxes of science and maths are inadequate for representing Nature''s spherical and cyclical patterns of growth. The ways in which Fullerís synergetics can be seen in the ancient iconographies of the past are also revealed with fresh insight. In addition, Eastham looks to th
Trade ReviewScott has done an outstanding job of putting "Bucky in context" and putting him in the historic place he deserves: one which urges greater attention to his place in the history of ideas as well as the relevance of his entire opus to urgent issues of today. Bill Perk
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Introduction: An Imaginary Symposium; Archaeology of a Vision; Yankee Ingenuity; American Dreamers; The Original Vision; The Way Things Are; Geoscope; Synergy & Entropy; Refractions; Dwelling Machine; Ambivalent Centennial; Reflections; Anima Mundi; Mandala; Deep South; Due East; True North; Way Out West; Connections - Real & Unreal; A Lower Deep; Appendix A: Unfolding wholes: A Synergetics Primer; Appendix B: The Root DH R* and Its Branches; Appendix C: Palimpsest; Notes; Index.
