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Manhattan Dome

Manhattan Dome

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    “In 1959, futurist Buckminster Fuller proposed that a dome be built over Manhattan as a form of climate control (above). Inspired by the idea, sci-fi author Ben Bova wrote "Manhattan Dome," a short story imagining the dome enclosure as filled with thick exhaust, cigarette smoke and "clouds of aerosols," while people collapse on the sidewalk "wheezing and gasping" for air. Links to the story in Amazing Stories, September 1968.”

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