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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Filing pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)<BR>
Registration Statement No. 333-52256</FONT></P>

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>Prospectus Supplement No. 9</FONT></H1>

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>(To Prospectus Dated January 4, 2001)</FONT></H1>

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>15,000,000 Shares<BR>
                                                        EARTHSHELL CORPORATION<BR>
                                                             Common Stock</FONT></H1>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You
should read this prospectus supplement along with the accompanying prospectus.
These documents contain information you should consider when making your
investment decision. You should rely only on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different or
additional information. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the
common stock offered hereby. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy our common stock in any circumstances in which an offer or solicitation is
unlawful. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information
in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may change after
the date on the front of the applicable document. You should not interpret the
delivery of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or the
sale of the common stock as an indication that there has been no change in our
affairs since that date. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT  FACE="Times New Roman,  Times,  Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
principal  executive offices are located at 800 Miramonte Drive,  Santa Barbara,
California 93109-1419. Our telephone number is (805) 897-2294.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Investing
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See &#147;Risk Factors&#148;
beginning on page 1 of the prospectus.</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</B> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>The date of
this Prospectus Supplement is May 24, 2001</B></FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>USE OF
PROCEEDS</FONT></H1>

<P><FONT  FACE="Times  New  Roman,  Times,  Serif"  SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
will use the net  proceeds of this  offering of our common stock as described in
the   prospectus.   See  "Use  of   Proceeds"   beginning  on  page  11  of  the
prospectus.</FONT></P>

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION</FONT></H1>

<P><FONT  FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
date,  and  including  the  issuance  of  shares  pursuant  to  this  prospectus
supplement,  we sold an  aggregate  of  5,449,028  shares  of our  common  stock
pursuant  to  the  prospectus  dated  January  4,  2001  which  is  part  of our
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-52256).</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
are offering and selling 300,000 shares of our common stock to Acqua  Wellington
North American Equities Fund, Ltd. pursuant to this prospectus  supplement.  The
common stock will be purchased at an AVERAGE  PURCHASE PRICE OF $3.705 per share
for aggregate  proceeds to EarthShell of $1,111,500.  To date, and including the
issuance of shares pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the receipt of the
net  proceeds  in  consideration  for those  shares,  we have issued and sold an
aggregate of  10,299,028  shares of our common stock to Acqua  Wellington  North
American    Equities    Fund,    Ltd.    for    aggregate    net   proceeds   of
$21,329,728.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT  FACE="Times New Roman, Times,  Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acqua
Wellington and its pledgees,  donees,  transferees and other subsequent  owners,
may offer  their  shares at various  times in the  over-the-counter  market,  in
privately  negotiated  transactions,  at prevailing market prices at the time of
sale, at prices related to those prevailing  market prices,  at negotiated or at
fixed prices.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT  FACE="Times New Roman,  Times,  Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
transactions  in the shares may be effected by ordinary  brokerage  transactions
and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers,  purchases by a broker
or dealer as principal,  and the resale by that broker or dealer for its account
under  this  prospectus,  including  resale to another  broker or dealer,  block
trades in which the  broker or dealer  will  attempt to sell the shares as agent
but may  position  and  resell a portion of the block as  principal  in order to
facilitate  the  transaction,   or  negotiated   transactions   between  selling
stockholders and purchasers without a broker or dealer.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have agreed to indemnify and hold harmless Acqua  Wellington and each person who
controls Acqua Wellington  against certain  liabilities,  including  liabilities
under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  which may be based upon,  among
other things,  any untrue  statement or alleged  untrue  statement of a material
fact or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact.</FONT></P>

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MARKET FOR
OUR COMMON STOCK</FONT></H1>

<P><FONT  FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
common stock is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "ERTH." On
May 23, 2001, the closing price of one share of our common stock was $3.810. The
common stock sold under this prospectus  supplement will be listed on the NASDAQ
National  Market after we notify the NASDAQ National Market that the shares have
been  issued.  As of May 23,  2001,  we had  110,494,194  shares of common stock
outstanding.</FONT></P>



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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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USE OF PROCEEDS                                   S-2
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION                              S-2
MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK                       S-2

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RISK FACTORS                                      1
USE OF PROCEEDS                                   10
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION                              10
LEGAL MATTERS                                     11
EXPERTS                                           11
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS                        11
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION               11
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE                                         12
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