During his lifetime, Buckminster Fuller was known as a celebrated inventor, innovative architect, and futurist who saw his notoriety skyrocket when he conceived of the now iconic geodesic dome. He graced the cover of Time, became a highly sought after speaker, professor, and was even awarded the Presidential Medial of Freedom. He was a brilliant thinker and creator, with ideas that in many ways were before their time about how to live in a world dominated by technology. But, he could be cruel, selfish, misogynistic, dismissive of other’s work and feelings. While this biography spans one man’s life, it looks as much forward as it does back, asking essential questions about the future of architecture, technology, the startup, and how our idealism can guide us in new and thrilling ways.