| SELECTED IDEAS OF BUCKMINSTER FULLER |
| ICOSAHEDRA: MEDIUM |
| EMERGENCY SHELTER PARACHUTE DOMES |
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In a 1954 report
to the US Marines R Buckminster Fuller made a proposal for an air-dropped emergency shelter. |
| A foldable
geodesic dome parachute would be attached to a box containing all necessary equipment to make the shelter self-contained. |
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| Never Built--Yet |
| Final Report: A Study of Shelter Logistics for Marine Corps Aviation | Lane/Fuller | U.S. Marine Corps | p 100 | 1954 |
| An Experiment In Quick Construction | R E Hannon | St Louis Post-Dispatch | page 7 | 1-15-56 |
| The Dymaxion World of Buckminster Fuller | Fuller/Marks | (book) | 199-200 | 1973 |
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