In the late 1920s, inventor Buckminster Fuller believed Maine islands would beco

• Main Author: Purinton, Randy
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Portland Public Library Digital Commons 2006
• Subjects: Islands; Fuller; Buckminster; Bear Island
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/381

In the late 1920s, inventor Buckminster Fuller believed Maine islands would become sites for his first manufactured lightweight, portable, affordable 4D tower houses. In his youth, he spent summers at his family's retreat on Bear Island in East Penobscot Bay, and he thought the bay would be an...