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Dedication

Reprinted with permission of The Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller

This book is dedicated to Dr. Richard Buckminster Fuller, 1895-1983.

Dr. Fuller is a man who is almost impossible to describe or put into a category. He is referred to as a futurist, an inventor, a teacher, a philosopher, and an architect. Twice he was admitted to Harvard University and twice he was asked to leave.

He has numerous doctorate degrees, U.S. patents, awards and honors, including the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Ronald Reagan.

Bucky Fuller is most recognized for his work on the Geodesic Dome, a structure used today all around the world. Disney World’s Epcot Center features one of Fuller’s domes. He has been called the first futurist, a man who turned predicting the future into a science. Many of his predictions have come true, and many are coming true today.

Most loved for his humanity, Dr. Fuller is often called “The Planet’s Friendly Genius” and “Grandfather of the Future.” In 1982 John Denver wrote and recorded the song What One Man Can Do, a dedication to Dr. Fuller.

Pictured above is Fuller’s geodesic dome, the U.S. Pavilion at the 1967 World’s Fair—Expo 67—in Montreal, Canada.

This book, Second Chance, begins with my trip to Expo 67. I hitchhiked from New York to Montreal to see Fuller’s dome… and to see the future.