pioneers of flight
leanardo da vinci
leonardo da vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was born april 15,1452 in vinci,italy and died may 2,1519 in amboise,france . he was a scientice,artist,mathematician, inventor and writer. his full name is Leonardo di ser Piero da Vincihe. he left behind more than 6,000 journal pages filled with his personal musings, grocery lists and bawdy jokes. He also detailed his sources of inspiration, his desire for lasting fame and his deeply felt heartaches.he also wrote alot in mirror writing .
the flying machine
Da Vinci seemed truly excited by the possibility of people flying through the skies like birds. One of da Vinci’s most famous inventionsis the flying machine he also called it ornithopter . The design for this inventionwas inspired by the flight of winged animals . da Vinci hoped to replicate bats, kites and birds and it helped him with his envention.
leonardo da vinci hand writing
leonardo da vinic always wrote in mirror writting . you had to hold a mirror up to the peice of paper read it . he only wrote in normal writing if he wanted someone to read his writing .
leonardo da vinci paintings
leonardo da vinci is considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.Two of his works, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper occupy unique positions as the most famous, most reproduced and most parodied portrait and religious painting of all time
leonardo Inventions for War
leonardo da vinci had designs for a Catapult, a giant crossbow, a tank, a steam powered cannon and deviously designed horse powered carts and weapons.Leonardo detested war and harming people and animals in general. He was actually one of the first vegetarians in history, he would often buy birds in the marketplace and set them free after studying their wing structures.