3D printers
Names: 3D printersprinters
First appears in Book 1: We Are Legion, chapter 14 (Bob – August 2144 – Epsilon Eridani)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
What you know
Book 1: We Are Legion
- Ch 14Heaven-1 self-replicates using 3D printers that build objects atom by atom, powered by cheap fusion; volatile explosives are hard to print.
Book 2: For We Are Many
- Ch 61Printers building printers is one of the hardest jobs for a 3D printer, requiring atom-by-atom precision.
Book 3: All These Worlds
- Ch 36Printers are the most complex thing a printer can make, slow and defect-prone, so building more of them is no easy fix.