Perhaps the last major work by one of the greatest innovators, inventors, social engineers, and philosophers of the last century, this book examines the evolution of human society and its prospects. Facing the problems posed by the almost unlimited power of modern technology, and the unparalleled dangers posed by modern weapons, Buckminster Fuller, surprisingly, shows that we need not face such a devastating future as is predicted by some of the prophets of doom. Through technology, he argues, we are overcoming the energy crisis by learning to do more with less. We could be, in fact, on the edge of unlimited prosperity - provided we can achieve an understanding of the ecological independence of Spaceship Earth and the necessity of abandoning old habits of resources management and national self interest. Dr Fuller's book is a challenging and exciting exposition of challenging and exciting possibilities. Of added interest in the autobiographical section in which Fuller describes how he