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The term<strong> Dymaxion</strong> was penned by <a href="https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Buckminster_Fuller" target="_blank">Buckminster Fuller</a> in the early 1930s; it went on to be applicable to much of his work throughout his life. Dymaxion, a <a href="https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Portmanteau" title="Portmanteau" target="_blank">portmanteau</a> of the words <strong><em>dy</em></strong><em>namic</em>, <strong><em>max</em></strong><em>imum</em>, and <em>tens</em><strong><em>ion</em></strong>; summed up the goal of his work, “maximum gain of advantage from minimal energy input.” In a sense, he was not only trying to market his designs, but also summarize his entire design philosophy.