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History of 3D Printing: When Was 3D Printing Invented?

There's plenty to learn about the history of 3D printing. Check out how additive manufacturing came to be – and where it may go.

Open Source

The Official History of the RepRap Project

The RepRap project has been the subject of an edit war on Wikipedia. Here's the official history, as described by core members of the project.

The Legend Goes On

Print the Legend is Ten Years Old: Here’s What’s Happened Since

We recap the 2014 Netflix documentary, Print the Legend, and look at the key events and players (and talk to some of them) that have shaped desktop 3D printing before and, likely, beyond.

This Had Better Be Good!

History of 3D Printing – Who Invented the 3D Printer?

We remember Gutenberg as the inventor of movable type and Edison as the inventor of the light bulb. Each made critical advancements, but each had important predecessors as well. And so it was with 3D printing.

Historic Prints

Students 3D Print Diorama of Ancient Chinese History

Dino-Tour

Touch a 3D Printed Dinosaur Skull During the UK “Dippy” Tour

The Natural History Museum's well known and much loved dinosaur skeleton, nicknamed Dippy, is going on tour throughout the UK. Visitors can now get hands-on with the dinosaur thanks to 3D printed replicas.

Wrecktacular

Researchers Digitize WW2 Shipwreck, Viewable in VR

Marine archaeology project Presence in the Past brings WW2 shipwreck the SS Thistlegorm to VR, thanks to photogrammetry.

My Big Fat Greek Artifact

University Uses 3D Printing to Bring Ancient Greek Artifacts to Life

Students from the Victoria University in Wellington are using 3D printing for hands-on learning experience with ancient Greek artifacts.

Rock of Ages

3D Scanning Reveals 350m Year Old Tetrapod Named Tiny

3D scanning and 3D printing is used to resurrect a Tetrapod named Tiny, a 350 million year old fossil discovered inside a rock in Scotland.

Celestial Bodies

Stunning 3D Printed Cathedral of St James in Transparent Resin

Croatian company Vectrino used 3D printing to create a replica of the Šibenik Cathedral of St James, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for a new exhibition.

Dot Dash Dot

3D Printed Telegraph Replicates Ezra Cornell’s 1844 Original

Made with 3D scanning and 3D printing, a replica of Ezra Cornell's telegraph machine from 1844 goes on display at Cornell University Library.

Scottish Legends

Largest Pictish Stone in Scotland is 3D Scanned

Researchers from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) used 3D scanning to find out more about the largest Pictish Stone in Scotland, UK. This work is part of the ongoing Rae Project which is digitally documenting all of the properties in HES's care.

In Your Face

Cheddar Man Reconstructed with DNA, 3D Scanning & 3D Printing

A facial reconstruction of the oldest complete British skeleton, the Cheddar Man, is made from DNA analysis, 3D scanning and printing.

Busting Out

“Bronze Johns” Statuettes Saved with 3D Printing

The Carnegie Center for Surgical Innovation has assisted in the restoration of master busts of Johns Hopkins. The trophies produced from them are awarded to alumni and friends of John Hopkins University.

Keeping It Zen

3D Printing Helps Preserve Buddhist Statues From Yungang Grottoes Caves

The Yungang Grottoes Art Gallery is displaying full-size 3D printed Buddhist statues recreated from carvings at a UNESCO World Heritage site.

King Gorm the Old Rises Once More

3D Scanning & Printing Denmark’s First Viking King, Gorm the Old

Scientists in Denmark recently exhumed the body believed to be King Gorm to learn more about him through 3D scanning and printing.

Pharaonic Phun!

3D Printings Brings Ancient Egyptian Tomb Back to Life

Based out of Madrid, Factum Foundation is using 3D scanning and printing to perfectly recreate the tomb of Pharoah Set I.

Gaming With King Tut

Ubisoft Creates 3D Printed Replica of Tutankhamun’s Sarcophagus for “Assassin’s Creed: Origins”

Ubisoft creates 3D printed lifesize replica of Tutankhamun's sarcophagus that you can use to play "Assassin's Creed: Origins".

Shipwrecked

3D Printed Shipwreck Model Built by High School Students

Students at Henryk Sienkiewicz’s technical school in Poland learnt about history and 3D printing while recreating a German gunboat shipwreck.

Ancient Wonders

Joint Mitnor Cave in Devon Reopens with 3D Printed Fossil Replicas

Joint Mitnor cave in the UK, ransacked by thieves two years ago, is reopening with the stolen fossils replaced by 3D printed duplicates.