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
Under the Dome (TV series) in some of the first season's absurdity and shows potential for improvement, "Under the Dome"'s second season still feels like a ride with no closure." Negative reviews included Hank Stuever of "The Washington Post", who wrote that "I just don't buy "Under the Dome," on any level. I think the story is a shambles and the concept is dumb", and Verne Gay of "Newsday", who wrote "Under the dumb". However, other critics were more positive; Mark Dawidziak of "The Plain Dealer" wrote that "If not top-tier TV terror fare, "Under the Dome" certainly is solid second-level stuff. And given the