# A primer on 3D printing

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon London Spring 2011
- Speaker: Lisa Harouni
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering, Business and management, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_harouni_a_primer_on_3d_printing)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things -- including intricate objects once impossible to create.

## Lectures

1. [A primer on 3D printing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/lisa_harouni_a_primer_on_3d_printing/34bb94891ca0), 15 min (TED's player)