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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
by halcyonblue 4y 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.
- Turing_Machine 4y agoAlso, the "Dymaxion Deployment Unit", or "Dymaxion House" (not "Dymaxion Dwelling Unit") was not a dome. There are numerous other egregious errors.
- scoopertrooper 4y agoMore 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.