Geodesic dome Zeiss plant in Jena, Germany. A larger dome, called "The Wonder of Jena", opened to the public in July 1926. Some 20 years later, R. Buckminster Fuller named the dome "geodesic" from field experiments with artist Kenneth Snelson at Black Mountain College in 1948 and 1949. Although Fuller was not the original inventor, he is credited with the U.S. popularization of the idea for which he received U.S. patent 2,682,235 29 June 1954. The geodesic dome appealed to Fuller because it was extremely strong for its weight, its "omnitriangulated" surface provided an inherently stable structure, and because a sphere encloses
The Pavilion at ARC basketball game. The current record of 7,926 was set on January 23, 1999, when UC Davis defeated Chico State 102-71. Former President Bill Clinton visited UC Davis to gain support for his wife Hillary Clinton's presidential nomination in 2008. Around 7,800 people were in attendance with a reported 3,500 more turned away at the door. World Wrestling Entertainment have also held shows at The Pavilion. The Pavilion at ARC The Pavilion at ARC (formerly known as Recreation Hall and best known as The Pavilion) is an 8,000-seat indoor multi-purpose stadium on the campus of the University of California, Davis in