-Leonardo da Vinci wasn't
just an incredible artist
He was also an:
-inventor
-scientist
-mathematician
-engineer
-writer
-musician
-and more…
 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
 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
 Renaissance = Rebirth or new beginning (14th to 17th 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
 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 is a
drawing by Leonardo da
Vinci
 It shows the relationship
between human
proportions and
geometry
- He spent six years or more on the Last Supper, one of the most
famous paintings in the world.
 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.
-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
 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.
 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.
 -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.
-He designed an
giant crossbow.
-When constructed
it was not able to fire
successfully
 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.
 -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.
 Flight was of particular interest to
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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.
 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 Water-Related Devices
 submarine
 water turbines
 swing bridges
 double-decker bridges
 various boats
 self flotation device
 “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.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE8HHixDX2U
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB-nfp-JxHQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP0WWUyUCAQ
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBuLoRzhWeI
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3isQI0nXQRE
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Educational Website
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