John Hornick just contributed an article to 3DPI about forgeries, determining the real from the false. As he discussed counterfeiting in a 3D printed world, I thought: who better to address the topic than the master of counterfeit worlds, Philip K. Dick. I don’t think that Philip K. Dick ever foresaw the advent of 3D printing, but I don’t think he needed to. His works deal extensively, almost exclusively, with the topic of replication and false realities. The sci-fi author, whose novels and short stories were made into countless films like Blade Runner and Total Recall, was obsessed with distinguishing what was real from what wasn’t and determining the ultimate nature of reality.…
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