From Publishers Weekly
Inventor of the geodesic dome and the phrase "spaceship earth," Fuller reportedly once had an out-of-body experience in which a voice told him: "You do not belong to you. You belong to the Universe." The cocky, self-assured architect-engineer-poet-futurist, expelled twice from Harvard, who went on to shake the world with his technological innovations and vision of global unity, is brought down to earth in this absorbing biographical study. A lecturer-consultant specializing in Fuller's philosophy, Sieden here attempts to translate Fuller's ideas from the tech-guru's convoluted, jargon-laden style into accessible language. Though many of Fuller's major projects were commercial failures, Sieden succeeds in demonstrating how his search for Nature's underlying rules of harmony and efficiency is relevant to fields ranging from aviation and manufacturing technology to environmentalism, housing, parapsychology and extraterrestrial anthropology. Photos. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From Book News, Inc.
A sympathetic, even advocatory, account of the life and work of the designer, engineer, and architect, interpreting his creations as visible models of his philosophy. Well illustrated, including diagrams showing the principles of his designs. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


Publisher's Weekly
Fuller is brought down to earth in this absorbing biographical study.


Allan Ray Putnam, Former Director, American Society for Metals
“Sieden has succeeded in bringing Fuller back as vibrant and thought provoking as ever, in a way we can understand.”


Larry King, talk show host & author
"Everybody concerned about the planet should read this book. It fully illustrates that a great man walked among us."


Barbara Marx Hubbard, futurist & author
"Buckminster Fuller's Universe is a vivid, personal and revealing work which brings Fuller home to today’s people."


Amory B. Lovins, Director of Research, Rocky Mountain Institute
"Sieden probes beyond Fuller's famous inventions to offer a unique psychological perspective on the roots of his successes and failures."


Marilyn Ferguson, author The Aquarian Conspiracy
"Sieden's biography is a tribute to a great man."


John Cage
"This is a very necessary and useful book. It is not written in Fuller's language. You will understand it."


Rev. Peggy Bassett, D.D., Former President United Church of Religious Science Worldwide
“Sieden has done a magnificent job of simplifying and restating Fuller’s comprehensive view.”


Timothy Willard, Former Editor, The Futurist
...lays out the saga of one of the great minds of the 20th century... his complicated ideas come into focus.


Book Description
A fascinating and authoritative look at the enduring legacy of a singular philosopher. Buckminster Fuller, the brilliant and eccentric futurist philosopher best known as the inventor of the Geodesic Dome, was one of the most creative contributors to innovative thought and technology in the twentieth century. Incomparable designer, engineer, and architect, he proved that a lone genius, through sheer initiative, can have an astounding impact on the world. In this inspiring account of Fuller's life and legacy, Lloyd Steven Sieden brings new light to Fuller's belief system and recognizes his many contributions to humanity.


Book Info
Inspiring account of Fuller's life shows how his integrity, intuition, and imagination had an astounding impact on the world. Brings new light to Fuller's belief system, recognizes his many contributions to humanity, and shows readers how to apply Fuller's ideas to daily life. Softcover.


From the Inside Flap
Buckminster Fuller, the brilliant and eccentric futurist philosopher best known as the inventor of the Geodesic Dome, was one of the most creative contributors to innovative thought and technology of the 20th century. This Leonardo da Vinci of our time - an incomparable designer, engineer, and architect - proved that a single individual, through sheer initiative, can have an astounding impact on the world. As one of the first to perceive that humanity’s very survival was dependent on global cooperation and making the necessities of life available to all, he devoted most of his life to that cause. He created modern technologies and revolutionary designs that would support humanity in working as one global community on what he referred to as “Spaceship Earth.” Fuller’s was a bold, global perspective - one based on a new way of merging Nature and technology. With great enthusiasm, he extrapolated from the intricate structure of Nature to design imaginative, ultramodern inventions for the common good, among which the Geodesic Dome, the Dymaxion Car, the Dymaxion House, and the Dymaxion Map figure most prominently. Lloyd Steven Sieden, a respected educator and consultant on Buckminster Fuller, remains true to the vitality and imagination of Fuller’s ideas and wisdom. His book follows Fuller’s life in order to translate his complex ideas into clear, accessible language. Sieden brings new light to Fuller’s fascinating belief system and the rationale behind his futuristic designs; he also shows how these unprecedented designs model the framework of Fuller’s elaborate philosophy. This eloquent and inspiring work fulfills the need for a book that ultimately recognizes and articulates Fuller’s monumental contributions to humanity. It conveys an appreciative portrayal of the man affectionately dubbed “the grandfather of the Universe.” It also vividly illustrates Fuller’s enormous impact upon and contribution to society as well as the ways in which his visionary ideas will continue to shape and expand our perception of Spaceship Earth for years to come.


About the Author
Lloyd Steven Sieden follows in the tradition of Bucky Fuller as a comprehesivist interested in many fields of endeavor, especially the whole of Universe and expanding our perspective. He has studied and explained Fuller’s fifty-six year experiment to determine what one individual could accomplish on behalf of all humankind since 1983. Sieden writes, speaks and consults with institutions and individuals to support them in expanding their vision while understanding and applying the universal wisdom of Buckminster Fuller and the principles of Nature he uncovered. Sieden has produced and presented programs on Fuller as well as other “wise elders” of our global community. He lives in Bellevue, Washington.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This eloquent and inspiring work fulfills the need for a book that ultimately recognizes and articulates Fuller's monumental contributions to humanity. It conveys an appreciative portrayal of the man affectionately dubbed "the grandfather of the universe." It also vividly illustrates Fuller's enormous impact upon and contribution to society as well as the ways in which his visionary ideas will continue to shape and expand our perception of Spaceship Earth for years to come.

FROM THE CRITICS

Publishers Weekly

Inventor of the geodesic dome and the phrase ``spaceship earth,'' Fuller reportedly once had an out-of-body experience in which a voice told him: ``You do not belong to you. You belong to the Universe.'' The cocky, self-assured architect-engineer-poet-futurist, expelled twice from Harvard, who went on to shake the world with his technological innovations and vision of global unity, is brought down to earth in this absorbing biographical study. A lecturer-consultant specializing in Fuller's philosophy, Sieden here attempts to translate Fuller's ideas from the tech-guru's convoluted, jargon-laden style into accessible language. Though many of Fuller's major projects were commercial failures, Sieden succeeds in demonstrating how his search for Nature's underlying rules of harmony and efficiency is relevant to fields ranging from aviation and manufacturing technology to environmentalism, housing, parapsychology and extraterrestrial anthropology. Photos. (June)

Booknews

A sympathetic, even advocatory, account of the life and work of the designer, engineer, and architect, interpreting his creations as visible models of his philosophy. Well illustrated, including diagrams showing the principles of his designs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

Fuller is one of a small number of geniuses. Sieden greatly assists us in understanding the man and his work. (Richard Rogers, architect)  — Richard Rogers

Everybody concerned about the planet should read this book. It fully illustrates that a great man walked among us. (Larry King, talk show host & author)  — Larry King

This is a very necessary and useful book. It is not written in Fuller's language. You will understand it.  — John Cage

Sieden probes beyond Fuller's famous inventions to offer a unique psychological perspective on the roots of his successes and failures. (Amory B. Lovins, Director of Research, Rocky Mountain Institute)  — Amory B. Lovins

Lloyd Sieden's interpretations of Fuller's creative genius should greatly enhance public acknowledgment of the intellectual wisdom of this diminutive giant. (Dr. Buzz Aldrin, former astronaut & author)  — Buzz Aldrin

A well-painted portrait of a genius who had as many angles as his Geodesic Dome. (Richard D. Lamm, Former Governor of Colorado)  — Richard D. Lamm

Buckminster Fuller's Universe is a vivid, personal and revealing work which brings Fuller home to today￯﾿ﾽs people. (Barbara Marx Hubbard, futurist & author)  — Barbara Marx Hubbard

Sieden has done a magnificent job of simplifying and restating Fuller￯﾿ﾽs comprehensive view. (Rev. Peggy Bassett, D.D., Former President United Church of Religious Science Worldwide)  — Peggy Bassett

Sieden has succeeded in bringing Fuller back as vibrant and thought provoking as ever, in a way we can understand. (Allan Ray Putnam, Former Director, American Society for Metals)  — Allan Ray Putnam