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	~~From~~ Russel's ~~homepage: http://www~~.~~verbchu~~.~~com/crystals/resume.html<br /><br />I am~~ a carpenter by trade~~.  I~~ worked in commercial and residential construction~~. Owned~~ construction company for 12 years. I built ~~our~~ family house in Brazil ~~when I was 15 years old~~.~~<br /><br />I~~ attended UCLA from 1969 to 1973 majoring in ~~Engineering~~ and ~~Design~~ in College of Fine Arts.~~<br /><br />I~~ was first introduced to Buckminster Fuller~~’~~s work in a design class ~~where we~~ built geodesic domes and inflatable structures.~~<br /><br />~~In 1981 after reading Critical Path ~~I started~~ studying Synergetics~~. I was impressed with how different the geodesic dome was from prevalent building thinking. I wanted to understand~~ how Fuller arrived at the geodesic dome concept.~~<br /><br />From my understanding~~ in Synergetics, I collaborated with Tony Gwilliam building tensegrity systems~~.  We started~~ in November 1985 ~~and our~~ intent ~~was to use~~ the proceeds ~~from our endeavors~~ to support ~~works~~ in Synergetics. ~~On December 1986 we applied for a patent and it was granted on Dec. 8~~, ~~1987 patent No. 4,711,062.  Our company name was~~ Tensegrity International Inc, in Ojai, CA. In January 1988 we co-sponsored with ~~BFI~~ a Synergetics ~~Workshop~~ by Yasushi Kajikawa. ~~<br /><br />Tensegrity International designed~~ a ~~foldable tensegrity display system~~, ~~which we manufactured~~ and ~~marketed~~.~~<br /><br />~~On ~~Sep.~~ 26, 1989 I was granted ~~a patent no~~. 4,869,041 which ~~I called it~~ the Octet Truss Expansion System. It could be built in any pattern of the isotropic vector matrix~~. It is~~ a method of ~~building~~ very large structures, using a robot~~, like structures in space. It is~~ based on Fuller~~’~~s ~~Miniaturization~~ principle in Synergetics ~~sec.~~ 740.00~~.  It also~~ included an improved connecting system for ~~the construction of~~ the octet truss.~~<br /><br />I no longer feel it is~~ an advantage to humanity ~~to take out a patent.   I think~~ the freeware and open source ~~code~~ model ~~adopted by~~ some ~~computer programmers have contributed greatly~~ to the ~~computer revolution~~.~~<br /><br />~~In 1998 ~~with~~ the creation of Struck ~~program~~ by Gerald ~~DeJong I decided to take~~ a year ~~and try to write~~ about the connection between the ~~Isotropic Vector Matrix~~ and ~~Chemical Structures~~, ~~which I posted~~ on the web. ~~<br~~ />		'''Russel C. Chu''' (born 1951) is an American carpenter, builder, and independent researcher known for his work on tensegrity structures and for applying R. Buckminster Fuller's [[Synergetics]] to the study of crystal geometry. He is best known for developing the concept of four interpenetrating isotropic vector matrices as a framework for describing chemical [[Structure\|structures]], and for two United States patents on octet space-frame and tensegrity systems.

			==Biography==
			Chu is a carpenter by trade who worked in commercial and residential construction and owned a construction company for twelve years. He built his family's house in Brazil at the age of fifteen.

			He attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1969 to 1973, majoring in engineering and design in the College of Fine Arts. There he was first introduced to Buckminster Fuller's work in a design class in which students built geodesic domes and inflatable structures. In 1981, after reading Fuller's book ''Critical Path'', he began studying Synergetics, motivated by an interest in understanding how Fuller had arrived at the geodesic dome concept.

			Chu has lived in Falls Church, Virginia.

			==Work==
			Drawing on his study of Synergetics, Chu collaborated with Tony Gwilliam building tensegrity systems, beginning in November 1985, with the stated intent of using the proceeds to support work in Synergetics. Their company, Tensegrity International Inc., was based in Ojai, California, and designed, manufactured, and marketed a foldable tensegrity display system. In January 1988 the company co-sponsored, with the Buckminster Fuller Institute, a Synergetics workshop led by Yasushi Kajikawa.

			Chu and Gwilliam applied for a patent in December 1986; U.S. Patent No. 4,711,062, "Octet structures using tension and compression," was granted on December 8, 1987. On September 26, 1989, Chu was granted U.S. Patent No. 4,869,041, "Octet space frame structure and components for assembling such space frames," which he referred to as the Octet Truss Expansion System. The system could be built in any pattern of the isotropic vector matrix and was intended as a method of constructing very large structures, such as structures in space, using a robot; it was based on Fuller's miniaturization principle in Synergetics section 740.00 and included an improved connecting system for building the octet truss. Chu later expressed the view that patenting such work was not an advantage to humanity, citing the contributions of the freeware and open-source model.

			==Scientific contributions==
			In April 1985 Chu published an article on the isomatrix in ''Synergetica'', introducing the idea of four interpenetrating isotropic vector matrices (IVMs) and showing some of their relationships to simple chemical structures. The isotropic vector matrix is Fuller's description of the closest packing of equal spheres in the cubic close-packed configuration, also known as the face-centered cubic lattice or, in architecture, as the octet truss.

			In 1998, following the creation of the Java-based modeling program Struck by Gerald de Jong, Chu spent a year writing about the connection between the isotropic vector matrix and chemical structures, publishing the work on the web as "An Introduction to Synergetic Crystallography" (February 1998). The work sought to show that various combinations of four interpenetrating IVMs are sufficient to map most basic crystal structures, including the cubic Bravais lattices, diamond-type structures, and hexagonal close-packed arrangements.

			==External links==
			* [https://verbchu.blogspot.com/2010/07/introduction-to-synergetic.html An Introduction to Synergetic Crystallography (VerbChu)]
			* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US4711062A/en U.S. Patent 4,711,062 – Octet structures using tension and compression]
			* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US4869041A/en U.S. Patent 4,869,041 – Octet space frame structure and components]

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	From Russel's homepage: http://www.verbchu.com/crystals/resume.html<br /><br />I am a carpenter by trade.  I worked in commercial and residential construction. Owned construction company for 12 years. I built our family house in Brazil when I was 15 years old.<br /><br />I attended UCLA from 1969 to 1973 majoring in Engineering and Design in College of Fine Arts.<br /><br />I was first introduced to Buckminster Fuller’s work in a design class where we built geodesic domes and inflatable structures.<br /><br />In 1981 after reading Critical Path I started studying Synergetics. I was impressed with how different the geodesic dome was from prevalent building thinking. I wanted to understand how Fuller arrived at the geodesic dome concept.<br /><br />From my understanding in Synergetics, I collaborated with Tony Gwilliam building tensegrity systems.  We started in November 1985 and our intent was to use the proceeds from our endeavors to support works in Synergetics. On December 1986 we applied for a patent and it was granted on Dec. 8, 1987 patent No. 4,711,062.  Our company name was Tensegrity International Inc, in Ojai, CA. In January 1988 we co-sponsored with BFI a Synergetics Workshop by Yasushi Kajikawa. <br /><br />Tensegrity International designed a foldable tensegrity display system, which we manufactured and marketed.<br /><br />On Sep. 26, 1989 I was granted a patent no. 4,869,041 which I called it the Octet Truss Expansion System. It could be built in any pattern of the isotropic vector matrix. It is a method of building very large structures, using a robot, like structures in space. It is based on Fuller’s Miniaturization principle in Synergetics sec. 740.00.  It also included an improved connecting system for the construction of the octet truss.<br /><br />I no longer feel it is an advantage to humanity to take out a patent.   I think the freeware and open source code model adopted by some computer programmers have contributed greatly to the computer revolution.<br /><br />In 1998 with the creation of Struck program by Gerald DeJong I decided to take a year and try to write about the connection between the Isotropic Vector Matrix and Chemical Structures, which I posted on the web. <br />		From Russel's homepage: http://www.verbchu.com/crystals/resume.html<br /><br />I am a carpenter by trade.  I worked in commercial and residential construction. Owned construction company for 12 years. I built our family house in Brazil when I was 15 years old.<br /><br />I attended UCLA from 1969 to 1973 majoring in Engineering and Design in College of Fine Arts.<br /><br />I was first introduced to Buckminster Fuller’s work in a design class where we built geodesic domes and inflatable structures.<br /><br />In 1981 after reading Critical Path I started studying Synergetics. I was impressed with how different the geodesic dome was from prevalent building thinking. I wanted to understand how Fuller arrived at the geodesic dome concept.<br /><br />From my understanding in Synergetics, I collaborated with Tony Gwilliam building tensegrity systems.  We started in November 1985 and our intent was to use the proceeds from our endeavors to support works in Synergetics. On December 1986 we applied for a patent and it was granted on Dec. 8, 1987 patent No. 4,711,062.  Our company name was Tensegrity International Inc, in Ojai, CA. In January 1988 we co-sponsored with BFI a Synergetics Workshop by Yasushi Kajikawa. <br /><br />Tensegrity International designed a foldable tensegrity display system, which we manufactured and marketed.<br /><br />On Sep. 26, 1989 I was granted a patent no. 4,869,041 which I called it the Octet Truss Expansion System. It could be built in any pattern of the isotropic vector matrix. It is a method of building very large structures, using a robot, like structures in space. It is based on Fuller’s Miniaturization principle in Synergetics sec. 740.00.  It also included an improved connecting system for the construction of the octet truss.<br /><br />I no longer feel it is an advantage to humanity to take out a patent.   I think the freeware and open source code model adopted by some computer programmers have contributed greatly to the computer revolution.<br /><br />In 1998 with the creation of Struck program by Gerald DeJong I decided to take a year and try to write about the connection between the Isotropic Vector Matrix and Chemical Structures, which I posted on the web. <br />

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From Russel's homepage: http://www.verbchu.com/crystals/resume.html I am a carpenter by trade.  I worked in commercial and residential construction. Owned construction company for 12 years. I built our family house in Brazil when I was 15 years old. I attended UCLA from 1969 to 1973 majoring in Engineering and Design in College of Fine Arts. I was first introduced to Buckminster Fuller’s work in a design class where we built geodesic domes and inflatable structures. In 1981 after reading Critical Path I started studying Synergetics. I was impressed with how different the geodesic dome was from prevalent building thinking. I wanted to understand how Fuller arrived at the geodesic dome concept. From my understanding in Synergetics, I collaborated with Tony Gwilliam building tensegrity systems.  We started in November 1985 and our intent was to use the proceeds from our endeavors to support works in Synergetics. On December 1986 we applied for a patent and it was granted on Dec. 8, 1987 patent No. 4,711,062.  Our company name was Tensegrity International Inc, in Ojai, CA. In January 1988 we co-sponsored with BFI a Synergetics Workshop by Yasushi Kajikawa. Tensegrity International designed a foldable tensegrity display system, which we manufactured and marketed. On Sep. 26, 1989 I was granted a patent no. 4,869,041 which I called it the Octet Truss Expansion System. It could be built in any pattern of the isotropic vector matrix. It is a method of building very large structures, using a robot, like structures in space. It is based on Fuller’s Miniaturization principle in Synergetics sec. 740.00.  It also included an improved connecting system for the construction of the octet truss. I no longer feel it is an advantage to humanity to take out a patent.   I think the freeware and open source code model adopted by some computer programmers have contributed greatly to the computer revolution. In 1998 with the creation of Struck program by Gerald DeJong I decided to take a year and try to write about the connection between the Isotropic Vector Matrix and Chemical Structures, which I posted on the web. 

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