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Leonardo da Vinci – Daniela Castro Mazo

The odern age !as a tie o" great disco#eries !here science$ culture$ arte and

%no!ledge !ere extended to ne! horizons ar%ing the &resent era and uch o" the currently a#aila'le technology( Leonardo da Vinci$ architect$ artist$ engineer$

in#entor) this Italian &olyath !as one o" the great &ioneers o" this !onder"ul tie(

In this article you !ill "ind soe things o" Leonardo da Vinci*s history$ a'out his li"e$

his !or%s$ and soe o" the in#entions that re#olutionized the currently era( This !ill

'e done ho&ing that the &eo&le %no! a'out Leonardo da Vinci not as an artist 'ut

as an in#entor and engineer #ery ahead o" his tie(

Let us start !ith a +uic% 'iogra&hy o" Leonardo da Vinci( ,e !as 'orn on -&ril 1. th$

14.2 in Vinci in the territory o" /lorence( ,is "ather !as Messer iero /ruosino di

 -ntonio da Vinci) he !as a /lorentine notary and his other !as Caterina) she !as

a &easant !ho ay had 'een a sla#e( Leonardo da Vinci died on May 2nd$ 1.1 in

Clos Luc*s castle in /rance(

,is 'est %no!n &aintings are 3La ioconda5 also %no!n as 3La Mona Lisa5 and

3The Last 6u&&er5( 7esides these t!o art!or%s$ he !rote countless re#olutionary

ideas 8contained in 20 #olues9 that couldn*t 'e de#elo&ed until se#eral centuries

later$ soe 'y technical liitations existing at the tie and others "or inor 

inconsistences in his s%etches !hich &re#ented the o&eration o" his in#entions(

:o! !e are going to ention soe o" the ost i&ortant in#entions o" Leonardo

da Vinci(

1( The 7icycle; In a section o" the !or% 3Codex -tlanticus5 o" Leonardo

a&&eared a dra!ing o" a 'icycle( In this dra!ing the 'icycle has a string li%e

the string in the actual 'icycle(

These dra!ings !ere collected in disorder in the -'rosia Li'rary in Milan(

2( Di#ing 6uit 3Esca"andra5; ,is di#ing suit !as ade o" leather and

connected to and air hose ade o" reeds and a 'ell that "loated on thesur"ace( The costue includes a sall 'ag "or the di#er could &ee in it(

'ased &yraidal

structure !ith a side and height o" a'out ? eters( The current &arachutes

are 'ased on this &arachute(

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@thers in#entions$ o" course$ not less i&ortant are; The aerial scre!) ,elico&ters

!ere created 'ased on this in#ention$ /lying achine) he ade se#eral odels o" 

"lying achines !ith seats$ controls "or the &ilot$ !hich laid the "oundation o" the

aerial technology$ Ao'ot) It !as "ind aong the countless da Vinci*s designs 'ut

!as not 'uilt until 2002$ Multi 7arrel un) 'ased on this !ere ade di""erent ty&es

o" !ea&ons$ Tan%) 'ased on this !ere ade the currently tan%s( Most o" hisin#entions !ere designed "or ilitary &ur&oses(

The 'rilliant ind o" Leonardo da Vinci !as co&letely ahead o" his tie( ,is

re#olutionary designs ade the odern li"e soething uch ore co"orta'le( -s

&roo" o" this$ !e ha#e cars$ helico&ter$ &arachutes$ ro'ots$ 'icycles$ etcB hile

soe are o" ilitary origin as the tan% and ulti 'arrel gun$ !e cannot deny their 

i&ortance in e#eryday li"e(

 -ll in all$ I thin% !e ha#e to than% hi "or his in#entions and the !ay that they do

our li"e uch &lenty(