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• n  a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene

• The playful professor--among the honors listed on his curriculum vitae is Rice University Homecoming Queen--dubbed the molecule buckminsterfullerene because it resembled the .

• buckyball

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• David Weitzman Presents Buckminster Fuller-inspired Pendant: Sphere of Consciousness
  From the deeply creative mind of Ka Gold Jewelry’s David Weitzman comes yet another uniquely designed piece inspired by no less than Buckminster Fuller’s famous geodesic dome. The new pendant design called Sphere of Consciousness is a thoughtful combination of the Buckminsterfullerene or bucky-ball and the Seed of Life. (PRWeb October 01, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com ...
  Oct. 1, 2013 - PRWeb