Not sure how relevant this is, but a friend of mine has been solely developing the Sandwich Printer (tm), at least since his days at the Miles Davis Anomalous Jazz Propulsion Laboratory ,in the late 1970s.
On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Stan Sieler via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Perhaps not quite on topic, but it's antique ... and computer-tech related > ... > > I just found what might be the first ever reference to the concept of > 3D-printing. > > In the Decmber 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine is a story > "With These Hands" by > Cyril M. Kornbluth. In it we see, on page 74: > > "You just pour in your cold-set plastic, the > nozzles ooze out a core and start crawling over > to scan — a drop here, a worm there, and it begins > to take shape." > > The text is discussing how a 3D statue is created from multiple photos of a > person. > > https://archive.org/details/galaxymagazine-1951-12 > (magazine page 74, PDF page 76) > > I was wondering if any earlier references to the idea existed. > > thanks, > > Stan Sieler >
