As the architectural designer and futurist best known for the geodesic dome, he enthralled a vast popular audience, inspired devotion from both the counterculture and the establishment, and was praised as a modern Leonardo da Vinci. He has contributed to such publications as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, Salon, The Daily Beast, and Analog Science Fiction and Fact.Īlec's new book, Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller, was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. During his lifetime, Buckminster Fuller was hailed as one of the greatest geniuses of the twentieth century. Nevala-Lee has also written three novels published by Penguin, including The Icon Thief, City of Exiles, and Eternal Empire. Alec will be in conversation with Anijo Mathew, Interim Dean of the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology.Īlec Nevala-Lee is the author of Astounding, a Hugo and Locus Awards finalist and an Economist Best Book of the Year. Chicago Public Library is pleased to welcome author Alec Nevala-Lee to speak about his new book, Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller.
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