R. Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster Fuller, or "Bucky" to his friends (and really, who wasn't a friend to Bucky?), was born in Massachusetts, a direct descendant of Puritan settlers. His lineage was about as WASPy as a clam bake, with nary a bubbe or zaide in sight. This puts a rather definitive damper on his "O" score, unless you count a spiritual connection to the ancient Hebrew construction of a sukkah, which we don't. No, really, we don't.
Fuller's contributions to architecture, engineering, and environmentalism were immense, bordering on the messianic for some of his more fervent admirers. He imagined a world where humanity lived in harmony with the planet, powered by elegant, efficient designs. His geodesic domes became iconic symbols of this utopian vision, sheltering everyone from hippies at communes to scientific research stations in Antarctica.
While his designs often bordered on the fantastical, Bucky was no mere dreamer. He held 28 patents, authored over 30 books, and popularized terms like "Spaceship Earth." He was the kind of genius who made you feel simultaneously inspired and slightly inadequate, demonstrating that one person could indeed make a substantial dent in the universe, even if that dent was shaped like a giant soccer ball.




