The Environment | Who Coined The Term "Spaceship Earth"?
Who coined the term "Spaceship Earth"?
It is not known for sure who coined the term "Spaceship Earth," but it was popularized by American inventor and environmentalist Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983). The term implies that Earth, like a spaceship, is vulnerable and self-contained, and must be kept in good working condition. Fuller wrote that "we have not been seeing our Spaceship Earth as an integrally designed machine which to be persistently successful must be comprehended and serviced in total."
Sources: Ashworth, William. The Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies, p. 155; Cunningham, William P., et al. Environmental Encyclopedia, p. 789; Nebel, Bernard J. Environmental Science, p. 11.
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