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Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci
Neo Leo The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci Author:Gene Barretta In 1781, Thomas Paine came up with a model for a single-span bridge; in 1887, Adolf Eugen Fick made the first pair of contact lenses; and in 1907, Paul Cornu built the first helicopter. But Leonardo da Vinci thought of all these ideas more than five hundred years ago! — At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, da Vinci wrote and drew... more » detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, robots, and much more. Gene Barretta cleverly shows how Leonardo's ideas--many inspired by his love of nature--foreshadowed modern inventions, offering a window into the future.« less
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