聽說過一個叫巴克敏斯特·福樂的人嗎?
R.Buckminster Fuller was a twentiethcenturyscientist, philosopher, inventor, and was alsonamed a great architect.
朋友們常叫他巴基。巴克敏斯特·福樂是二十世紀的科學家,哲學家,發(fā)明家,同時他也是一名偉大的建筑師。
Part of what made Bucky so special was his concernfor the planet and humanity.
他如此特別的部分原因是他很關心地球和人類。
When you have a shortage of resources, he said, you get war.
他說當缺乏資源時,就會發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭。
Thus, he developed an idea called ComprehensiveAnticipatory Design Science.
所以,他開創(chuàng)了一種觀念,叫作“全面預期設計科學”。
It’s a mouthful, but what it entails is his belief that to solve humanity’smajor problems.
這個名字有點拗口,但它需要巴基的信念來解決人類主要問題。
We have to look forward to the future; we have to anticipate what will becomeproblems asresources diminish, etc.
我們必須展望未來;我們必須預期會出現(xiàn)的問題,比如資源減少等等。
His goal? Quote:
他是目標?
“More and more life support for everybody, with less and less resources.”
引用一句話:用最少的資源維持更多人的生活。