Chuck Hull: the father of 3D printing who shaped technology; Hull knew his invention would take up to 30 years to find its way into people’s homes. Today the possibilities appear endless
June 26, 2014 Leave a comment
Chuck Hull: the father of 3D printing who shaped technology
Hull knew his invention would take up to 30 years to find its way into people’s homes. Today the possibilities appear endless
Shane Hickey in Berlin
The Guardian, Sunday 22 June 2014 14.35 BST
Chuck Hull found retirement was not for him so he returned to 3D Systems and is now vice-president and chief technology officer.
Although measured and deliberate in his responses, there is one moment when the softly spoken Chuck Hull – known as the father of 3D printing – tells of his surprise about what exactly his creation was capable of achieving.
In 1996, surgeons at the Wilford Hall medical centre in Texas working to separate a pair of conjoined twins thought that only one would be able to walk after the operation. After a model of the girls’ bone structure was generated using 3D printing, however, they found a shared upper leg bone to be bigger than expected and split it successfully, resulting in both twins being able to walk. Read more of this post