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Originally Posted by kstarnes View Post
Sounds like Fuller's "buddy" Kenneth Snelson.

I think Snelson coined "tensegrity" and the "X-piece"

We have a winnah!

I was always irritated that Snelson did nothing creative with Bucky's ideas; simply built a series of tgensegrity pieces and called it art (and I don't remember him giving much if any credit to Fuller).

San Diego City College had a piece of his on their lawn a number of years ago.

Ah yes - for you auto buffs. Fuller's Dymaxion:





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