The Museum of Avery the Invincible
Now Showing: Inventors of the Renaissance.
About this Gallery
The inventors of the Renaissance period had some of the most innovative imaginations that have impacted out daily life today. Da Vinci, Gutenburg, Galileo, and Henlein all wanted to inspire and influence the future with their ideas, and they did just that.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Bio
Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the most famous inventors of the Renaissance. Although he did not attend any university or formal education, his science was based off of detailed observation and record of data.
Machine Gun
Da Vinci's machine gun was different to ours today. His was 3 series of 11 muskets that could be rotated, so one set would fire off, while another was cooling down, and the third was being reloaded.
Parachute
Da Vinci was fascinated by the idea of human flight. So he created a pyramid shaped parachute covered with cloth as a way for people to resist injury when falling from a great height.
Johannes Gutenburg
Johannes Gutenburg was a German goldsmith that was most well known for his invention of the Gutenberg press, a printing press that allowed mass copies of books and other documents to be made and spread throughout the world. The first book he mass produced was the Bible.
Galileo Galilei
Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy. One day he heard about the Dutch creating a spyglass (later known as telescope) to use militarily to see distant actions of other armies. It had not been patented yet, so Galileo went to work. He ended up inventing the first 10 power telescope and presented it to the Senate. He later used them for astronomy instead of for the military.
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Peter Henlein
The Pocket Watch
Peter Henlein was a clock maker from Nuremberg, Germany. In 1510 he made his first pocket watch and soon many nobles from near and far were asking for one even though they were very expensive due to lack of supply. His idea turned into an invention that revolutionized clocks today.