Fullerene
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A fullerene is an allotrope of carbon whose molecules consist of carbon atoms connected to form a closed cage. The molecules may have hollow sphere- and ellipsoid-like forms, tubes, or other shapes. T
C60 fullerite (bulk solid C60).
Fullerite (scanning electron microscope image)
Solutions of C70 (left) and C60 in 1,2-dichlorobenzene.
Buckminster Fuller
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Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr. was an American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futurist. He styled his name as R. Buckminster Fuller in his writings, publishi
Fullerene
…shapes. The carbons are usually arranged in 5- and 6-membered rings. The family is named after buckminsterfullerene (C60), which in turn is named after Buckminster Fuller. C60 is also the first discovered and best characterized fullerene. C60 has a hollow sphere-like form, but other fullerenes are known with ellipsoid-like…
Fuller in 1972
Fuller c. 1910
A 1933 Dymaxion prototype
The Montreal Biosphère by Buckminster Fuller, 1967