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Leonardo da Vinci

Who was he? -Leonardo da Vinci wasn't just an incredible artist He was also an: -inventor -scientist -mathematician -engineer -writer -musician -and more…

Facts �Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 and died on May 2, 1519. He was Italian. �He lived during the time of the Renaissance da Vinci" means "of Vinci", the town where he was born. �-He hated war, and was a vegetarian

Facts �Because Leonardo's interests were so varied, he was easily distracted and had trouble completing his works �Many people think that he was the most talented person ever to have lived �He was left-handed

What is the Renaissance? � Renaissance = Rebirth or new beginning (14 th to 17 th century) Transformation in time from the dark ages (when past knowledge was lost) to the modern era It was a rebirth of education, science, art, literature, music, and a better life for people in general. Renaissance Man = A person with many talents & considered an expert in many things Example: Leonardo da Vinci

Famous Paintings

Mona Lisa �The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most well known painting in the world. � It took da Vinci about ten years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.

The Vitruvian Man � The Vitruvian Man is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci � It shows the relationship between human proportions and geometry

The Last Supper - He spent six years or more on the Last Supper, one of the most famous paintings in the world.

Inventions � He drew pictures and designs of his inventions � Many of da Vinci's drawings and journals were made in his pursuit of scientific knowledge � His journals were filled with over 13, 000 pages of his observations of the world.

What is it?

Helicopter -His aerial screw design is one of the coolest designs that he ever sketched in his notebooks. -Working much like a modern helicopter, this flying machine looks a lot like a giant whirling pinwheel. -Unfortunately, it never worked…. but it was a cool idea

Diving Suit �While working in Venice, the "water city", in 1500, da Vinci created his scuba gear for sneak attacks on enemy ships from underwater. � Send men to the bottom of the harbor in diving suits and let them cut holes in enemy ships.

What is it?

Parachute � The idea of a parachute is to reduce a person's speed when falling so that they would survive. � Da Vinci, who was fascinated by the idea of human flight � As da Vinci wrote in his notebooks, it would allow a man 'to throw himself down from any great height without suffering any injury.

Machine Gun � -He hated war and loathed the idea of creating killing machines � -He needed money to support his household and found it easy to convince his wealthy patrons that such machines would help them defeat their enemies. � Perhaps it was for the best that none of da Vinci's war machines ever actually got built.

Enormous Crossbow -He designed an giant crossbow. -When constructed it was not able to fire successfully

War Boat

What is it?

Armored Tank � While working in Milan, Leonardo invented his ultimate war machine: the armored tank � Driven by the muscle power of eight men, the armored tank was a turtle-like moving shell with 36 guns poking out of its sides.

Armored Tank

What is it?

Ornithopter �-Da Vinci was fascinated by birds. � -He created a machine that would allow humans to soar through the air like birds. � -A machine that flies by flapping its wings by imitating the flapping-wing flight of birds, bats, and insects.

The Flying Machine

Flying Machine � Flight was of particular interest to da Vinci. � He studied the flight of birds and created plans for flying machines � Hundreds of years before the Wright brothers took their first flight (1903) � Unlike some of his other inventions, his flying machine was built and tested. � While it may have been able to fly in the sky, it could not get itself off the ground.

Shoes for Walking on Water

His Inventions

Leonardo the Procrastinator �Too Busy to Finish -Leonardo Da Vinci took things slow. -He loved to observe, study, and plan before beginning a project. By the time he started, he would have too many ideas to focus on one thing. -He was known for leaving his paintings unfinished. -He spent his time on more important things…his inventions.

Other Inventions �Other Water-Related Devices �submarine �water turbines �swing bridges �double-decker bridges �various boats �self flotation device

Quotes �“As long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. ” �“The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men. ” �“Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master. ”

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