geodesic dome
Noun
Meaning
a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller
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In 1949, he erected his first geodesic dome building that could sustain its own weight with no practical limits.
One of his designs of a geodesic dome structure bears great resemblance to C 60 ; as a result, the discoverers of the allotrope named the newfound molecule after him.
The Buckminsterfullerene molecule, which consists of 60 carbon atoms, very closely resembles a spherical version of Fuller's geodesic dome.
The geodesic dome was a result of Fuller's exploration of nature's constructing principles to find design solutions.