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Leonardo da Vinci’s genius inventions

Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t just a painter — he was a machine-building genius centuries ahead of his time. His notebooks reveal ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Twenty-Five Years Before the Wright Brothers Took to the Skies, This Flying Machine Captivated America

First exhibited in 1878, Charles F. Ritchel’s dirigible was about as wacky, dangerous and impractical as any airship ever launched Erik Ofgang - History Correspondent “When I was making it, people ...
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Da Vinci’s 530-Year-Old Helicopter Design Adapted for a Working Drone

In the 1480s, Italian Renaissance artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci came up with an ingenious design for an “aerial screw.” A rotor in the shape of a helix measuring about 13 feet in diameter, the ...
PBS

3D Models of Leonardo da Vinci's Inventions

Throughout his lifetime, Leonardo da Vinci designed many fantastical flying machines, self-driving carts and even a tank! Explore 3D models of these wonderful designs. In the mid-1480s, Leonardo da ...
MLive

Michigan getting Da Vinci inventions exhibition with 40 full-scale working machines

DETR0IT - You can immerse yourself in the mind of Leonardo da Vinci at a new exhibition coming to Michigan featuring his inventions. “Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion” is coming to the Michigan ...
bleedingcool

LEGO Unveils New LEGO Icons Leonardo da Vinci's Flying Machine

LEGO is getting pretty creative with their latest LEGO Icons set as they bring Leonardo da Vinci's Flying Machine to life. Originally designed in the late 15th century, this machine was a visionary's ...
Artnet

Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Recreated From 500-Year-Old Drawing

Nature can be an instructive guide for overcoming technological barriers. In 1969, the American engineer Otto Schmitt coined a term to describe the practice of science pulling from nature’s source ...