1. Steel
... order for Fuller's idea to work he needed a material and enough of that material to make a steel cage that could support the weight. The Flatiron Building was one of New York City's first skyscrapers, built in 1902 by Fuller's building company. With an idea as valuable as Fuller's someone had to step up to the plate and create a way to mass-produce ... ...
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