The document discusses the history and process of 3D printing. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process where a 3D object is created by laying down successive layers of material under computer control. The first 3D printer was created in 1984 by Charles Hull and worked by a technique called stereolithography. Today, there are several methods for 3D printing including selective laser sintering (SLS), stereolithography (SL), and fused deposition modeling (FDM). 3D printing has applications in industries such as medicine, architecture, industrial design, food, games and more.
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