3d printing history
3D Printing Reconstructs Destroyed 685-Year-Old Tomb of Scottish King Robert the Bruce
3D printing has been making its mark in museums and historical institutions over the past couple of years. We’ve seen it used to virtually ‘back up’ museum artifacts, hence allowing…
Napoleon’s Eagle Standards 3D Printed in London to Commemorate the Battle of Waterloo
Very shortly after his coronation in December of 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned and then distributed eagles, which were based on the aquila of the Roman Legions, to his army. The…
Threeding Uses Artec 3D Scanning Technology to Catalog 3D Models for Bulgaria’s National Museum of Military History
Military buffs and museums of history take their artifacts very seriously, as nothing has an impact on our planet and our generations and times like war and all the many,…
You’ll Soon Be Able to 3D Print Abraham Lincoln’s Cottage
Ten days before the moment which would plunge the nation into mourning, Abraham Lincoln sat at his desk in the Lincoln Cottage. For more than a quarter of his presidency,…
Art Professor Uses Ancient Beer Pong and 3D Printing to Teach Greek History
There are some college courses which just make sense to sign up for to fill in the gaps and raise the GPA to an acceptable level. Bowling. A Survey of…
3D Printed “Black Chair” Replica Honoring Welsh Poet Hedd Wyn Unveiled Yesterday in Wales
As the eldest of eleven children, Ellis Humphrey Evans was meant for a life as a Welsh sheep farmer, but his days played out in an entirely different manner with…
3D Printed Replica Bell From Ship, The HMS Erebus, Symbolizes Canadian History & Exploration
Among its many applications, 3D printing plays the exciting role of filling in mysterious gaps in history, giving actual form to things previously only imagined. That’s the case with the…
Drumlord’s 3D Printed “Black Chair” Blends Modern and Traditional Building to Replicate Historical Bardic Chair
3D printing’s intricate design potential has been realized in many artistic designs and projects already too numerous to count. I personally love any detail, craftsmanship, and design that announces that…
3D Printing Allows Man to Preserve & Replicate a Piece of Family History in Incredible Fashion
The way that this world works is that objects are built up, and then thanks in part to both Mother Nature and human interaction, they break down and return to the…
MakerBot Desktop 3.3 Follows Through with Print History Enhancement and More
MakerBot promised — and has delivered. Their enormous community of ‘makers’ keeps offering suggestions, and they keep listening. The result is that working with MakerBot products is as streamlined — and fun —…
A 20-Year-Old 3D Printed Object Emerges From the Dust at MIT
Although 3D printing technology has only very recently become a hot topic, garnering media attention, and progressing to a point where widespread adoption begins to make sense, the technology itself…
