Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was born in a Tuscan village near Vinci. At the age of 14, he started a nine-year internship with Andrea del Verrocchio, a well-known sculptor, painter, and goldsmith who was a prominent figure in the art world at the time. During his apprenticeship, Da Vinci not only improved his drawing, painting, and sculpting skills, but he also learned about mechanics, carpentry, metallurgy, architectural drafting, and chemistry from those working in and around the studio.

He is regarded as having extraordinary scientific and logical ability and is known as a global genius since his engineering innovations were ahead of their time and remain to amaze engineers today. Whereas most scientists are limited to one field of research during their careers, Da Vinci had a wide range of interests, including sophisticated mechanics, human anatomy, and art. His technological brilliance was right up there with the finest. Despite the fact that few of his ideas were practical at the time due to mechanical limitations, he conceptualized numerous innovations ranging from flying machines to concentrated solar power.

Born: 15 April, 1452

Died: 2 May, 1519 (aged 67)

Invention: flying machine, robot knight, machine gun, parachute, armored tank, diving suit, and self-propelled cart, …