Archinect - News 2024-11-23T08:15:59-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/129947769/buckminster-fuller-s-operating-manual-for-spaceship-earth-now-available-as-e-book Buckminster Fuller's "Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth" now available as e-book Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-06-19T14:31:00-04:00 >2022-10-21T02:16:07-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0n/0nbg32kfrfeidill.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In true ephemeralizing fashion, Bucky's seminal work&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/operating-manual-for-spaceship/id1005931733?mt=11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth</em>&nbsp;has been published on iBooks</a> by the Estate of Buckminster Fuller.&nbsp;</p><p>First published in 1968,&nbsp;<em>Operating Manu</em><em>al for Spaceship Earth</em>&nbsp;gathers Bucky's ideas of global consciousness and actions &ndash; in short, "we are all astronauts", reliant on Spaceship Earth's finite resources, which we've been excellent at squandering so far. The "operating manual" bit is not only a metaphorical device, but also refers to actual advice for designing a more sustainable future.&nbsp;</p><p>In a press release issued by the <a href="http://bfi.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buckminster Fuller Institute</a>, the e-book's release will also be the subject of BFI's newly launched&nbsp;<a href="https://bfi.org/dymaxion-forum/2015/04/dymaxion-reading-group-development" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dymaxion Reading Group</a>.</p>