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2. Analogy by tensegrity systems
2.1 "Tensegrity systems
Tensegrity systems (short for systems in a state of tensegrity) were originally developed by engineers or artists such as R.B. Fuller or K. Snelson . R.B. Fuller set out a concept and proposed a name. He spoke of possible constructions for which "there would be islands of compression in an ocean of traction". He proposed a contraction of the two words "tensile" and "integrity" to arrive at the term "tensegrity",...
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EMMERICH (D.G.). – Charpentes Perles ("Pearl frameworks"). Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle, Registration n° 59423 (1959).
SNELSON (K.). – Continuous tension, discontinuous compression structures. US Patent, n° 3, 169, p. 611 (1965).
FULLER (R.B.). – Tensile Integrity Structures. US Patent n° 3, 063, p. 521 (1962).
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