- Leonardo created the first textbook on
human anatomy.
- His nickname is the "Renaissance
Man"
- Leonardo spent hours studying the
flights of birds and how to make human flight possible.
- He was one of the first men to design a
"flying machine" called the "heliscrew" (the first
of today's helicopters).
Family
Da Vinci was the illegitimate
son of Ser piero da Vinci.
Education:
1469 -
Apprentice in the studio of the
artist Verrocchio.
1496 - Studied Euclid with the Mathematician Luca Pacioli.
Accomplishments:
Inventions
- Parachutes
- Flying Machines
- Submarines
- Underwater Rebreathing Devices
- Self Flotation/Ocean Rescue Devices
- Swimming Fins
- Pumping Mechanisms
- Water Turbines
- Dredging Systems
- Steam Calorimeters
- Water-well Drill
- Swing Bridges
- Canals
- Leveling/Surveying Instruments
- Pulley Systems
- Cranes
- Street-lighting Systems
- Convection Roasting Spit
- Mechanical Saw
- Treadle-operated Lathe
- Compasses
- Contact Lenses
- Military Weapons
Scientific Concepts:
- Proposed the moon's light is actually
reflected sunlight.
- Proposed the earth rotates around the
sun.
- Created the first textbook of human
anatomy
- Explained why sea shells are sometimes
found miles inland on mountain tops.
Art:
Created numerous artistic works - See
Images'
list of the Artist's Work on the Web.
Painter for the Court of
the Duke of Milan.
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