• Question: Who invented the 3D printer and why was it invented?

    Asked by grew021ace to Olga, Madhumidha, Connor, Canice, Aruna, Anthony on 11 Mar 2020. This question was also asked by five021ace.
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      Anthony Newell answered on 11 Mar 2020:

      3D printing was invented to give us more power to build new designs that we couldn’t with older methods of making things.

      The invention of 3D printing is frequently credited to Charles Hull for inventing the first 3D printing method called stereolithography or SLA.

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