Fuller, Richard BuckminsterFul‧ler, Rich‧ard Buck‧min‧ster /ˈfʊlə, ˈrɪtʃəd ˈbʌkmɪnstə $ -lər, -tʃərd -stər/(1895–1983) a US architect (=someone who designs buildings) and engineer, who believed that scientific and technical developments could be used to solve many of society’s problems, and who invented the geodesic dome, a large, light, ball-shaped structure