Leonardo da Vinci
 

Born:  15 April 1452 in Vinci (Italy)
Died: 2 May 1519 in Cloux, France near Amboise

   
     Leonardo da Vinci , was not just a painter, but also a cook, an inventor, a military engineer, a sculptor, an illustrator, an architect, and a scientist.The versatility and creative power of Leonardo mark him as a supreme example of Renaissance genius. He depicted in his drawings, with scientific precision and consummate artistry, subjects ranging from flying machines to caricatures; he also executed intricate anatomical studies of people, animals, and plants. The richness and originality of intellect expressed in his notebooks reveal one of the greatest minds of all time.
Leonardo studied math on his own after he finished his apprenticeship as a painter. He had trouble with arithmetic and calculating square roots in particular. He doubted that some of the rules of arithmetic were even true. Consequently, he turned to empirical methods for solving geometry problems.

Pictures of Leonardo's "Helicopeter"

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