If there was one person in history that I would like to meet, one of the people at the top of my list would be a man by the name of Leonardo Da Vinci. He did countless things, made advancements in many area of science and art, and is called the father of many of his favorite topics. It is amazing that he was able to do so much in just one life time. Today his notebooks are prised possessions, one even sold for 28 million dollars, to another well known name, Bill Gates. Even though all of his ideas, designs, and inventions didn't always work, his concepts were revolutionary. We have all seen the last supper and the Monalisa, but despite his knack for painting/drawing, he was one of the smartest men in all of history. Da Vi
nci thought of ways to fly, one of the first. Now it wasn't the traditional strap on some wings and jump off a building, the norm of the time. Instead he studied birds, and aerodynamics with water, and came up with a few ideas on how to fly. First he had the Da Vinci screw, better known as a helicopter, a glider, and another flying device resembling a birds wings. This final one was actually made recently and it did fly with a few modern improvements. He also designed a parachute that worked with no modern improvements. Another technological advancement made by him was in robotics/ and mechanics. He designed many self, "programed," objects that where highly complicated systems of gears and other mechanisms. One such item was a what can only be described as an ancient tank. Just to get into this guy's head would boggle most of us intelligent kids.
nci thought of ways to fly, one of the first. Now it wasn't the traditional strap on some wings and jump off a building, the norm of the time. Instead he studied birds, and aerodynamics with water, and came up with a few ideas on how to fly. First he had the Da Vinci screw, better known as a helicopter, a glider, and another flying device resembling a birds wings. This final one was actually made recently and it did fly with a few modern improvements. He also designed a parachute that worked with no modern improvements. Another technological advancement made by him was in robotics/ and mechanics. He designed many self, "programed," objects that where highly complicated systems of gears and other mechanisms. One such item was a what can only be described as an ancient tank. Just to get into this guy's head would boggle most of us intelligent kids. 
Another thing that Da Vinci began was the study of the human biology. He preformed multiple autopsies, made accurate drawings, observations, and discoveries on the bodies functions. Although this may seem a bit odd, why would some guy go around looking for dead people to cut open just to see inside? This is strange, or at least I think so, but he made up for it with his astute discoveries on the body.
Da Vici is one of the most influential people of all time, making advancements in nearly every field possible to him. I can't imagine being as active as he was. His mind must have been going a mile a minute every minute of his life and truly had one of the greatest minds in history.
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