Who Was Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect,
inventor, military engineer and draftsman — the epitome of a true
Renaissance man. Gifted with a curious mind and a brilliant
intellect, da Vinci studied the laws of science and nature, which
greatly informed his work. His drawings, paintings and other works
have influenced countless artists and engineers over the centuries.
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His famous paintings
Lonardo Da Vinci's Inventions
Winged flying machine
Leonardo is widely considered the first engineer to be credited with designs for man-powered flight. The discoveries made during countless dissections of bird and bat wings are evident in the designs for the Ornithopter, a device that flies by flapping winged appendages. The influence of his drawings can clearly be seen throughout flight designs for the next 400 years.
Self-propelled cart
Not impressed yet? How about the fact that Leonardo casually pioneered the car? The self-propelled cart, allegedly designed for theatrical use, was designed to move without being pushed. Powered by coiled springs, it also featured braking and pre-programmable steering systems.
Anemometer
In conjunction with his studies of flight, Leonardo conceived a new design for an Anemometer, a device that measures the speed of wind. Adapted from an original design by Leon Batista, Leonardo's additions made the device considerably more accurate. Always doing things with style, Leonardo's anemometer is also a beautiful thing to look at.
barreled cannon
Leonardo was heavily preoccupied by the inadequacies of contemporary warfare, frustrated particularly by the time-lag between rounds of cannon fire, caused by the necessity to reload. Leonardo devised a multi-barrelled cannon that could be rotated to fire a line of cannons whilst another was being reloaded: an early ancestor of the modern day machine gun.