top | item 32624278 (no title) halcyonblue | 3 years ago The second sentence claims Fuller invented the word synergy. m-w.com says synergy has been in use since the 17th century. This author is not off to a good start. discuss order hn newest scoopertrooper|3 years ago More insight from Wikipedia:> The term synergy was refined by R. Buckminster Fuller, who analyzed some of its implications more fully[9] and coined the term synergetics.[9]> * A dynamic state in which combined action is favored over the difference of individual component actions.> * Behavior of whole systems unpredicted by the behavior of their parts taken separately, known as emergent behavior.> * The cooperative action of two or more stimuli (or drugs), resulting in a different or greater response than that of the individual stimuli. Turing_Machine|3 years ago Also, the "Dymaxion Deployment Unit", or "Dymaxion House" (not "Dymaxion Dwelling Unit") was not a dome.There are numerous other egregious errors.
scoopertrooper|3 years ago More insight from Wikipedia:> The term synergy was refined by R. Buckminster Fuller, who analyzed some of its implications more fully[9] and coined the term synergetics.[9]> * A dynamic state in which combined action is favored over the difference of individual component actions.> * Behavior of whole systems unpredicted by the behavior of their parts taken separately, known as emergent behavior.> * The cooperative action of two or more stimuli (or drugs), resulting in a different or greater response than that of the individual stimuli.
Turing_Machine|3 years ago Also, the "Dymaxion Deployment Unit", or "Dymaxion House" (not "Dymaxion Dwelling Unit") was not a dome.There are numerous other egregious errors.
scoopertrooper|3 years ago
> The term synergy was refined by R. Buckminster Fuller, who analyzed some of its implications more fully[9] and coined the term synergetics.[9]
> * A dynamic state in which combined action is favored over the difference of individual component actions.
> * Behavior of whole systems unpredicted by the behavior of their parts taken separately, known as emergent behavior.
> * The cooperative action of two or more stimuli (or drugs), resulting in a different or greater response than that of the individual stimuli.
Turing_Machine|3 years ago
There are numerous other egregious errors.