Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller was an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, and inventor. Fuller published more than 30 books, coining or popularizing terms such as "Spaceship Earth", ephemeralization, and synergetic. Wikipedia Born : July 12, 1895, Milton, Massachusetts, United States Died : July 1, 1983, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse : Anne Fuller (m. 1917–1983) Structures : Dymaxion house , MORE Quotes When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly. Love is metaphysical gravity. Happy Birthday Buckminster Fuller ! "Bucky" is known as the father of sustainability and he is most famous for popularizing the Geodesic dome . Who Was Buckminster Ful