The Economist recognises pioneers of 3D printing and online education

Celebrating the world’s leading entrepreneurs, thinkers, creators, scientists and innovators at The Economist Innovation Awards 2013Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 - Chuck Hull and Bre Pettis were today named this year’s winners in the Consumer Products category of The Economist’s Innovation Awards 2013 for their work pioneering and popularising 3D printing. Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, a free online-education platform, was named the winner in the Process and Service Innovation category. Now in its 12th year, the Innovation Awards recognise significant contributions in eight