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BUCKMINSTER FULLER BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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BOOKS BY FULLER |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part B: Illustrations 94-260 |
DYMAXION
TRANSPORTS
| 94 |
Early 4-D Version
of Fuller's Omni-Directional Transport (1927) |
103 |
| 95 |
Standard Auto
Sedan Body Presented Almost the Same Contour as Unit Composed of Horse &
Closed Wagon ('32) |
104 |
| 96 |
RBF Study of Air
Flow Effects Around Conventional Car vs Ideal Streamlined One (1930) |
" |
| 97 |
RBF Study of
Framing, Seating, Traction & Steering of 4-D Car (Shelter Magazine,
1932) |
" |
| 98 |
Hull Structure of
4-D Car: Inverted V Bottom Provided an Air Keel at High Speeds (Shelter,
Nov 1932) |
105 |
| 99 |
Hull Structure of
4-D Car: Inverted V Bottom Lifted the Tail at High Speeds |
" |
| 100 |
Hull Structure of
4-D Car: When Tail Lifted had Infinite Wheel Base |
" |
| 101 |
Hull Structure of
4-D Car: Smoother Ride as Speed Increased |
" |
| 102 |
Hull Structure of
4-D Car: Fan Tail Provided Increased Rudder Windage |
" |
| 103 |
Hull Structure of
4-D Car: Plaster Models Made by Noguchi & Painted by RBF (ca 1930) |
" |
| 104 |
Hull Structure of
4-D Car: Pneumatic, Longitudinal, Guard Rail Under Skin |
" |
| 105 |
Sketch Showing
Comparison of: Parking Path of Dymaxion vs Conventional Car |
106 |
| 106 |
Sketch Showing
Comparison of: Turn Path Contour of Dymaxion vs Conventional Car |
" |
| 107 |
Sketch Showing
Comparison of: Front Vision of Dymaxion vs Conventional Car |
" |
| 108 |
Sketch Showing
Comparison of: Collision-Avoiding Capabilities of Dymaxion vs Conventional
Car |
" |
| 109 |
Sketch Showing
Comparison of: Rear Vision of Dymaxion vs Conventional Car |
" |
| 110 |
Sketch Showing
Comparison of: Maneuvering of Dymaxion vs Conventional Car |
" |
| 111 |
Plan & Elevation
of Dymaxion Car #1 |
107 |
| 112 |
1937 Dymaxion
Vehicle Patent: Claims Page |
" |
| 113 |
1937 Dymaxion
Vehicle Patent: Figures 1 & 2 |
" |
| 114 |
1937 Dymaxion
Vehicle Patent: Figures 5 & 6 |
" |
| 115 |
1937 Dymaxion
Vehicle Patent: Figures 7, 8 & 9 |
" |
| 116 |
RBF Leased the
Former Dynamometer Building of the Locomobile Co, Bridgeport, CT, USA (March
1933) |
108 |
| 117 |
Interior View of
4-D Dymaxion Building: Upstairs Design Loft |
" |
| 118 |
Interior View of
4-D Dymaxion Building: Downstairs Shop |
" |
| 119 |
Interior View of
4-D Dymaxion Building: Downstairs Assembly Area |
" |
| 120 |
Chief Engineer
Starling Burgess Sitting at Upstairs Desk |
" |
| 121 |
Bermuda Class
Cruising-Racing Sloop Under Construction by Burgess in Separate Downstairs
Area |
109 |
| 122 |
Burgess Seated at
the Wheel of the 1st Dymaxion Car before Road Test; RBF Standing to Right
(1933) |
" |
| 123 |
Dymaxion Car #1:
Side View of Chrome-Molybdenum Steel Chassis |
" |
| 124 |
Dymaxion Car #1:
Body Construction Details |
" |
| 125 |
Dymaxion Car #1:
Roll-Out on RBF's 38th Birthday (July 12, 1933) |
" |
| 126 |
Dymaxion Car #1:
RBF Sitting in Door Opening with Burgess Standing next to Him |
" |
| 127 |
Dymaxion Car #1:
View of Rear View Periscope above Driver's Seat |
110 |
| 128 |
Dymaxion Car #1:
Road Tests on Test Track next to Building |
" |
| 129 |
Dymaxion Car #1:
Side View of Dymaxion |
" |
| 130 |
Dymaxion Car #1:
Aerial View of Dymaxion & Conventional Car (Diego Rivera in Picture) |
" |
| 131 |
Dymaxion Car #1:
Starling Burgess & Future Buyer Al Williams Standing next to Car |
" |
| 132 |
Dymaxion Car #1:
Racing Driver Ralph de Palma Standing Beside Dymaxion |
" |
| 133 |
Dymaxion Car #2:
Lightweight 3-Frame Structure vs Heavy 2-Frames of #1 |
111 |
| 134 |
Dymaxion Car #2:
Construction Details of Front |
" |
| 135 |
Dymaxion Car #2:
Construction Details of Back |
" |
| 136 |
Dymaxion Car #2:
Wheel Test for Strength & Load Distribution |
" |
| 137 |
Dymaxion Car #2:
Completed Version (1933) |
" |
| 138 |
Dymaxion Car #2:
Saturday Review of Literature article with Pic of H G Wells in Front
of Car (Front Page, 1934) |
" |
| 139 |
Dymaxion Car #3:
Side View of Car at the Chicago World's Fair, Chicago, IL, USA (1934) |
112 |
| 140 |
Dymaxion Car #3:
Front View of Car at the Chicago World's Fair, Chicago, IL, USA (1934) |
" |
| 141 |
Dymaxion Car #3:
Rear View of Car at the Chicago World's Fair, Chicago, IL, USA (1934) |
" |
| 142 |
Dymaxion Car #3:
RBF with Dr Arnstein & 3 Engineers of the Goodyear Corp, Akron, OH, USA
(1934) |
113 |
| 143 |
Dymaxion Car #3:
Many Owners Including Leopold Stokowski & J Arch Butts, Jr of Wichita, KS,
USA (1944) |
" |
| 144 |
Dymaxion Car #3:
Parked next to RBF's Republic Seebee Amphibian Plane at Airport in Wichita,
KS, USA (1945) |
" |
| 145 |
Dymaxion Car #4:
Plan & Elevation Showing Coupled Steering, Gas Turbine Powered, "Duo-Tired"
Wheels |
" |
MECHANICAL WING
| 146 |
Mechanical Wing,
a Package of Mechanical Essentials Mounted on an A-Frame (Architectural
Forum, 10-40, pp ?-92) |
115 |
DYMAXION
DEPLOYMENT UNITS (DDU)
| 147 |
Converted Grain
Bin, Redesigned by RBF as the Dymaxion Deployment Unit, 1940-1 |
116 |
| 148 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Sheet) Patent, Claims Page |
117 |
| 149 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Sheet) Patent, Figure 1 |
" |
| 150 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Sheet) Patent, Figures 2, 3 & 4 |
" |
| 151 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Sheet) Patent, Figures 10, 11, 12, 13 & 19 |
" |
| 152 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Sheet) Patent, Figures 22 & 23 |
" |
| 153 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Sheet) Patent, Figures 29, 30 & 31 |
" |
| 154 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Sheet) Patent, Figures 32 & 33 |
" |
| 155 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Frame) Patent, Claims Page |
118 |
| 156 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Frame) Patent, Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 |
" |
| 157 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Frame) Patent, Figures 9 & 10 |
" |
| 158 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Frame) Patent, Figures 13, 14 & 15 |
" |
| 159 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Frame) Patent, Figures 16 & 17 |
" |
| 160 |
1944 Dymaxion
Deployment Unit (Frame) Patent, Figures 18, 19 & 20 |
" |
| 161 |
Planning Sheet
Indicating Various Designs of DDU: Basic, Family & Group Units |
119 |
| 162 |
Sheet Listing the
9 Design Responsibilities of the DDU |
" |
| 163 |
Exterior View of
Grain Bin Converted into DDU (1940) |
120 |
| 164 |
Interior View of
the 20'-Diam DDU Showing Porthole Windows, Skylights & Ventilator at Top |
" |
| 165 |
Interior View
Showing Fiberglass-Laminated Wallboards, Vertical Channels with Keyholes for
Shelves |
121 |
| 166 |
Floor Assembly
Sandwich of Masonite Sheets on Top of Celotex Boards on top of Corrugated
Steel Sheets |
" |
| 167 |
Exterior View of
DDU with Bathroom Installed in Haynes Point Park, Washington, DC, USA (1941) |
122 |
| 168 |
Exterior Night
View of DDU Showing Porthole Windows Glazed with Acrylic Plastic |
" |
| 169 |
Interior View of
DDU Showing Front Door & Fireproof Privacy Curtains |
" |
| 170 |
Interior View of
DDU Showing Shelves, Close Hangars & Roll-Away Divan Couches |
" |
| 171 |
Interior View of
"Test-Dwellers" Mr & Mrs W Sanders from the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI, USA ('41) |
123 |
| 172 |
DDUs were Erected
from the Top Down Using a Central Boom (1940) |
" |
| 173 |
View of Completed
DDU Suspended ca 1' Off the Ground Allowing Thermodynamic Cooling Effect to
Operate (08-40) |
124 |
| 174 |
Twin Deployment
Unit: Roof of 2nd cylinder Being Assembled (1941) |
126 |
| 175 |
Twin Deployment
Unit: Bathroom/Kitchen Being Assembled |
" |
| 176 |
Twin Deployment
Unit: Cylinders 1 & 2 Completed |
" |
| 177 |
Twin Deployment
Unit: Adjustable Translucent Roof Ventilators Could be Opened up to 18" |
" |
| 178 |
Twin Deployment
Unit: Floor Plan Showing 3 Bedrooms, Bath, Kitchen & Living Room |
" |
| 179 |
Twin Deployment
Unit: Interior View of Living Room and Kitchen |
127 |
| 180 |
Twin Deployment
Unit: Interior View of a Bedroom |
" |
| 181 |
Twin Deployment
Unit: Installation of Exhibit in Garden of MOMA, New York, NY, USA (Summer
1941) |
" |
| 182 |
Twin Deployment
Unit: Interior of Kitchen Showing Electric Hot Water Tank |
" |
| 183 |
Cluster of DDU's
Installed at Head of Persian Gulf During WWII as Dorms for Military
Personnel |
" |
DYMAXION
DWELLING MACHINE (DDM)
|
184 |
Aerial View of Model of DDM ("Wichita House") Showing Rotating Ventilator |
128 |
|
185 |
Early
Dome-Like Model
of Wichita House (1944) |
129 |
|
186 |
Parallel Wire-Wheel Model
of Wichita House |
" |
|
187 |
Floorplan of Model
of Wichita House: 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Kitchen, Entry Hall & Living Room |
" |
|
188 |
Model
of Wichita House: Living Room Area with 2 Balconies & Central Stainless
Steel Fireplace |
" |
|
189 |
Model
of Wichita House Mounted on Scales at the Mouth of a Venturi Wind Tunnel
(1944) |
130 |
|
190 |
Close-Up of Transparent Model
of Wichita House at Mouth of Wind Tunnel |
" |
|
191 |
Model
of Wichita House Suspended Upside Down in Middle of Wind Tunnel Tested to
150 mph |
" |
|
192 |
Various Test Models of the Rotating Roof Ventilator
of the Wichita House |
" |
|
193 |
Deliberately
Upside Down Pic of Ventilator Illustrating that its Shape is Similar to a
Sailboat Hull & Rudder |
131 |
|
194 |
Transparent Model of the Wichita House
Used to Study Preferred Air Current Configurations |
" |
|
195 |
Diagram of Air Flows
of Wichita House |
" |
|
196 |
Final
General Assembly Diagram of the Wichita House |
" |
|
197 |
DDM
Production Line on Main
Assembly Floor of Beech Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS, USA (1945) |
132 |
|
198 |
DDM Soft
Tool Production Area within Beech Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS, USA (1945) |
" |
|
199 |
DDM Drop
Hammer Area within
Beech Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS, USA |
" |
|
200 |
DDM Press
Brake Area within Beech
Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS, USA |
133 |
|
201 |
Assembly of Floor Beams of Wichita House |
" |
|
202 |
Details of Floor System of Wichita House |
" |
|
203 |
Underside Details of Aluminum Floor Beams of Wichita House |
" |
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204 |
DDM Wood
Die Production Area within
Beech Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS, USA |
134 |
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205 |
DDM Wood Die Mounted into
Stretch Press at
Beech Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS, USA |
" |
|
206 |
DDM
Stretch Press Activated.
Beech Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS, USA |
" |
|
207 |
Final Forming Position of DDM
Stretch Press.
Beech Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS, USA |
135 |
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208 |
2-lb Formed Ribs of DDM Being Checked at Inspection Station.
Beech Aircraft Co, Wichita, KS, USA |
" |
|
209 |
View
Inside Ventilator Area Showing Inter-Roof Space Used to Condense Water from
Air (pic
upside down) |
" |
|
210 |
Assembly of Wichita
House: Floor Ring, Radial Beams & Mast (1945) |
136 |
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211 |
Assembly of Wichita
House: "Hat Section" Ribs & Aluminum Foil Sheeting |
" |
|
212 |
Assembly of Wichita
House: Roof Gores |
" |
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213 |
Assembly of Wichita
House: Roof Elevated & Tied Down |
" |
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214 |
Assembly of Wichita
House: Masthead Rings, Spokes & Sheaves & Ventilator Spokes |
137 |
|
215 |
Deliberate Test Assembly of
Wichita
House in Gale Velocity Winds |
" |
|
216 |
Assembly of Wichita
House: Windows & Slide-Skin Cylinders |
138 |
|
217 |
Assembly of Wichita
House: Safety-Valve/Ventilator |
" |
|
218 |
Assembly of Wichita
House: Completed Structure Weighed 6,000 lbs (1945) |
" |
|
219 |
Wichita
House Parts Before Assembly |
139 |
|
220 |
Preparations for Eccentric Loading Test of Wichita
House under Hurricane or Earthquake Conditions |
" |
|
221 |
Interior Details of
Wichita
House: Windows & Accordian Doors |
140 |
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222 |
Interior Details of
Wichita
House: "Ovolving" Storage Shelves Diagram |
" |
|
223 |
Interior Details of
Wichita
House: Pic of Production Model of Ovolving Shelves |
" |
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224 |
Interior Details of
Wichita
House: Revolving Vertical Clothes Hangers & Semicircular Shoe & Hat Racks |
" |
|
225 |
Interior Details of
Wichita
House: Living Room with 37' Plexiglass Window & Fiberglass-Neoprene Ceiling
Skin |
141 |
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226 |
Interior Details of
Wichita
House: Musicians & Singer Marian Anderson Testing Acoustics |
" |
|
227 |
Only
2 Prototypes Produced were Eventually Acquired by a Kansas Oil Man &
Installed on his Property |
" |
SYNERGETIC-ENERGETIC GEOMETRY
| 228 |
An Early Chart of
Energetic-Synergetic Geometry (1944) |
142 |
| 229 |
Close-Packed
Marble Models |
144 |
| 230 |
RBF, 3 Research
Students and Table with Models (1948) |
" |
| 231 |
Great Circle
Trajectory Models Hanging from Ceiling |
145 |
| 232 |
RBF in his Forest
Hills, NY, USA, Apartment Looking at Various Models (1951) |
" |
| 233 |
Model of Internal
Planes of VE |
146 |
| 234 |
Model of
Spherical VE |
" |
| 235 |
RBF's Chart of
"Constants of Relative Abundance" (1955) |
147 |
MAP PROJECTIONS AND CHARTS
| 236 |
RBF's 1927
Mimeographed Picture of the "One-Town" Air Ocean World |
149 |
| 237 |
Sketch by RBF of
World Map (1936) |
150 |
| 238 |
Model of "1-World
Island in 1-World ocean" by Bill Baird (1937) |
" |
| 239 |
1946 Dymaxion
Patent Claims Page |
151 |
| 240 |
1946 Dymaxion
Patent Figures 4 & 5 |
" |
| 241 |
1946 Dymaxion
Patent Figures 6 & 7 |
" |
| 242 |
1946 Dymaxion
Patent Figure 1 |
" |
| 243 |
VE-Based Dymaxion
Projection of Air Ocean World Map (1944) |
152 |
| 244 |
Alternate
Arrangement of Dymaxion Map: One Continent |
153 |
| 245 |
Alternate
Arrangement of Dymaxion Map: East by Steam to the Orient via Suez |
" |
| 246 |
Alternate
Arrangement of Dymaxion Map: One Ocean |
" |
| 247 |
Alternate
Arrangement of Dymaxion Map: East by Sail to the Orient via Good Hope |
" |
| 248 |
Alternate
Arrangement of Dymaxion Map: Northward to the Orient & Northward to Europe |
" |
| 249 |
Alternate
Arrangement of Dymaxion Map: Stratosphere Strategic |
" |
| 250 |
VE-Based World
Energy Map Showing "Energy Slaves" per Capita by Region (Fortune, Feb
1940) |
154 |
| 251 |
RBF's World
Energy Chart (1940-50) |
155 |
| 252 |
RBF's Graph of
Actual & Projected Rate of World Industrialization 1952-2000 |
" |
| 253 |
Icosahedra-Based
Dymaxion Air Ocean World Map (1954) |
156 |
| 254 |
Drawing Showing
Method of Topological Transformation: Flat Triangle to Spherical Triangle |
157 |
| 255 |
Drawing Showing
Method of Topological Transformation: Planar Icosahedra to Spherical
Icosahedra |
" |
| 256 |
"World One: Water
Ocean" Arrangement of Map: Pre-World War I History (June 1956) |
158 |
| 257 |
"World Two: Air
Ocean" Arrangement of Map: Post World War I History (June 1956) |
159 |
| 258 |
Dymaxion Profile
of the Industrial Revolution: Rate of Acquisition of Basic Chemical Elements
(1943) |
160 |
| 259 |
Ecological
Geometry of Mankind: Increasingly Progressive Multidimensional Sweepout of
Human Activity ('50) |
162 |
| 260 |
20'-Diam
Miniature Earth Planetarium ("Geoscope") by Students of Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY, USA (05-52) |
163 |
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