Chuck Hull

Charles W. "Chuck" Hull is an American engineer and inventor widely recognized as the father of stereolithography (SLA), the foundational technology that kickstarted the modern 3D printing industry. Born in 1939, Hull's pivotal work in the early 1980s led to the creation of the first commercial…

Key facts

Role
Inventor of Stereolithography and Co-founder of 3D Systems
Nationality
American
Born
1939

Notable quotes

"The future is 3D printing, and it will be as common as having a personal computer on your desktop."
"There's a lot of work that goes into trying to get the right technology, the right materials, and the right applications all together for a solution that really matters to customers."
"When I started 3D Systems, the vision was to put a 3D printer on every engineer's desktop. It's happening."