Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3037781262 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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A "Must Read" Every literate person on the planet should read this book.Fuller wants us to all think clearly, make good choices, be conscious and get the big picture. This book moves fast but delivers a punch. Even if you've read it before, read it again.. Absolutely unique. Must read. Why did I wait so long? Alan Lattanner This book presents the reader with a set of thinking tools for comprehensive problem-solving. Bucky Fuller asks the reader, "How big can we think?" and then proceeds to show exactly what he means in terms almost anyone can understand.Spaceship Earth provides a justification, based on Fuller's unique and compelling narrative of the history of western civilization, to reject specialization as harmful to the survival of our species. He reveals the great deception of shortages (energy, jobs, money) as a boldface. essential guidance and inspiration Jan Galkowski Completely essential reading for the environmentally-minded, the future-minded, and anyone whose business is affected or uses energy, and is impacted by the Energy Revolution. (See https://667-per-cm.net/2016/03/25/this-solar-future-is-inevitable-the-key-question-is-how-long-it-will-take-david-roberts-of-vox/) Buckminster Fuller lays out the physical and business argument for transitioning to solar energy (by which he means, quite properly, what we call solar PV and wind). Fuller argues for sustainability as
Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983), architect and philosopher
Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) was an architect, engineer, geometrician, cartographer, philosopher, futurist, inventor of the famous geodesic dome, and one of the most brilliant thinkers of his time. In this very accessible volume, Fuller investigates the great challenges facing humanity, and the principles for avoiding extinction and “exercising our option to make it.” How will humanity survive? How does automation influence individualization? How can we utilize our resources more effectively to realize our potential to end povert
About the Author Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983), architect and philosopher