Leonardo DaVinci

Leonardo DaVinci - the artist as inventor

There appears to be no field of knowledge where Leonardo DaVinci has not made a contribution to the world: anatomy, physiology, mechanics, hydraulics, physics, philosophy, mathematics, writing, engineering, philosophy, orbital mechanics, botany, optics were all studied and revealed by his genius.

Flights of Fancy

Leonardo DaVinci made the first real studies of flight in the 1480's. He had over 100 drawings that illustrated his theories on flight.

The ornithopter flying machine was never actually created. It was a design that Leonardo DaVinci made to illustrate how man could fly. Some experts feel that the modern day helicopter was inspired by DaVinci's concept.

• Gallery of Leonardo DaVinci's Inventions
• Leonardo DaVinci
  The renaissance man, the artist as an inventor.
• Leonardo DaVinci
  Leonardo DaVinci was much more than an artist. He was an astronomer, sculptor, geologist, mathematician, botanist, animal behaviorist, inventor, engineer, architect and even a musician.
• Leonardo DaVinci's Mysterious Machinery
  An online puzzle demonstrating Leonardo DaVinci's machinery.
• DaVinci's Short Biography
• Leonardo's Codex Leicester: A Masterpiece of Science
  Original manuscript - on topics from astronomy to hydrodynamics, observations and theories related to rivers and seas; the properties of water; rocks and fossils; air; and celestial light.
• Leonardo DaVinci Art Biography
  Highlights of his more famous paintings.