Octet Truss as an Invention

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"...Down to the minutest atomic components, the octet truss is therefore proved to be synergetic, and its discovery as a structure-in contradistinction to its aesthetic or superficial appearance--is synergetic in performance; that is, its behavior as a whole is unpredicted by its parts. This makes its discovery as a structure a true surprise, and therefore it is a true invention."