Richard Buckminster Fuller was born at Milton, Massachusetts on this day in 1895. In 1912 he represented the fifth generation of Fullers accepted at Harvard, but probably the first to be expelled from that school. Twice. By turns he was an inventor, architect, author, mathematician, economist, philosopher, and poet. "Bucky" invented the geodesic dome and coined the phrase "spaceship Earth".

Think globally, act locally.

I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.

Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.

All from R. Buckminster Fuller, 1895 - 1983