| SELECTED IDEAS OF BUCKMINSTER
FULLER |
| CONCLUSION:
ENERGY |
| FLOATING BREAKWATER/GENERATOR |
 |
| In
'79 Fuller
patented an economical breakwater that not only floated, but also could be adapted to
generate significant amounts of electricity. |
| A passing wave would lift one
end of a triangular tube, thereby forcing the water inside to flow through a generator at
the other end. |
| This invention would allow the
development of harbors at many locations, especially the numerous islands around the world
that are uninhabited because they have no harbor (& a cheap source of energy). |
| It would also be a significant
additional source of clean, renewable energy. |
For more information see:
| Floating Breakwater |
R Buckminster Fuller |
U.S. Patent #4,136,994 |
01-30-79 |
| Inventions |
" |
pp 269-73 & 281-85 |
1983 |
| The Artifacts of R
Buckminster Fuller, Volume IV |
Edited by James Ward |
pp 295-96 & 363-65 |
1985 |
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