Today would have been R. Buckminster Fuller's 109th birthday. It's also the 50 year anniversary of his patent for the geodesic dome. The Bucky Fuller commemorative postage stamp that Mark posted about here is now available from the United States Postal Service.
"Think of it. We are blessed with technology that would be indescribable to our forefathers. We have the wherewithal, the know-it-all, to feed everybody, clothe everybody, give every human on earth a chance. We know now what we could never have known before—that we now have an option for all humanity to 'make it' successfully on this planet in this lifetime. Whether it is to be Utopia or Oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up to the final moment."
Happy birthday, Bucky! Link
