Leonardo da Vinci: Inventor
"Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does Nature, because in her inventions, nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous." -Leonardo da Vinci
If you think Leonardo da Vinci's most important work was primarily as an inventor, consider the following creations credited to him.
https://www.museoscienza.org/en/collections/objects/the-ideal-cityhttps://www.da-vinci-inventions.com/revolving-bridgehttps://www.museoscienza.org/en/leonardo/galleriesKeep in mind the following questions as you do your research and collect your images:
You may use the following web sites to complete your assignment:
RESEARCH SITES
DaVinci Exhibition https://www.imagineexhibitions.com/exhibitions/da-vinci-the-exhibition
Renaissance Man:Inventor https://www.mos.org/leonardo/inventor
Italian Museum Leonardo's Machines https://www.museoscienza.org/en/leonardo/galleries
Lot of Machines (use left menu bar) http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/clocks.html
War Machines http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/armoured.html
Musical Inventions http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/notes-from-leonardos-musical-dreams/?scp=2&sq=da%20vinci&st=cse
Invent the Car?http://www.leonardodavincisinventions.com/mechanical-inventions/leonardo-da-vincis-car/
Inventions Still Used Today http://www.leonardodavincisinventions.com/leonardo-da-vinci-inventions-used-today/
Times Square Exhibit L3 http://www.leonardo3.net/leonardo/home_eng.htm
Leonardo: Engineer http://www.engineering.com/Library/ArticlesPage/tabid/85/articleType/
ArticleView/articleId/34/Leonardo-Da-Vinci.aspx
Leonardo and the Engineers of the Renaissance http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/ingrin/
He discovered plastic? http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1038668.htm
Revolving Bridge https://www.da-vinci-inventions.com/revolving-bridge
Leonardo: The Ideal City https://www.museoscienza.org/en/collections/objects/the-ideal-citywww.museoscienza.org/en/collections/objects/the-ideal-city
Leonardo and the Military https://myartpoint.com/2018/10/15/leonardo-da-vinci-an-artist-and-a-military-engineer/
Leonardo andFlight http://www.leonardodavincisinventions.com/inventions-for-flight/
- How might Leonardo’s inventions be divided into categories? Give the categories and list several specific examples for each category.
- What new ideas about machines did Leonardo have? What types of machines do you think interested him the most and why?
- What kind of building materials were available to Leonardo da Vinci? How did that influence the design and success of his new ideas?
- Who sponsored Leonardo da Vinci's work, and what did they hope to gain from his knowledge?
- Who were some of the other inventors alive at the time? How did Leonardo's creations compare with theirs? Explain specifically what it was about Leonardo's inventions that made them 'ahead of his time'.
- How are Leonardo's designs still useful today? What ongoing influence do his inventions have on our lives today?
You may use the following web sites to complete your assignment:
RESEARCH SITES
DaVinci Exhibition https://www.imagineexhibitions.com/exhibitions/da-vinci-the-exhibition
Renaissance Man:Inventor https://www.mos.org/leonardo/inventor
Italian Museum Leonardo's Machines https://www.museoscienza.org/en/leonardo/galleries
Lot of Machines (use left menu bar) http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/clocks.html
War Machines http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/armoured.html
Musical Inventions http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/notes-from-leonardos-musical-dreams/?scp=2&sq=da%20vinci&st=cse
Invent the Car?http://www.leonardodavincisinventions.com/mechanical-inventions/leonardo-da-vincis-car/
Inventions Still Used Today http://www.leonardodavincisinventions.com/leonardo-da-vinci-inventions-used-today/
Times Square Exhibit L3 http://www.leonardo3.net/leonardo/home_eng.htm
Leonardo: Engineer http://www.engineering.com/Library/ArticlesPage/tabid/85/articleType/
ArticleView/articleId/34/Leonardo-Da-Vinci.aspx
Leonardo and the Engineers of the Renaissance http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/ingrin/
He discovered plastic? http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1038668.htm
Revolving Bridge https://www.da-vinci-inventions.com/revolving-bridge
Leonardo: The Ideal City https://www.museoscienza.org/en/collections/objects/the-ideal-citywww.museoscienza.org/en/collections/objects/the-ideal-city
Leonardo and the Military https://myartpoint.com/2018/10/15/leonardo-da-vinci-an-artist-and-a-military-engineer/
Leonardo andFlight http://www.leonardodavincisinventions.com/inventions-for-flight/
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