Leonardo da Vinci

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>This biography is the story of Leonardo da Vinci as a scientist for his extraordinary vision concerning scientific ideas created an impact that is felt in the world today. Many of Leonardo's ideas were in advance of his own time; they include a flying machine a tank a rapid-firing gun and a parabolic compass. Leonardo's invention of an irrigation system can be said to be the start of the study of hydraulics and his ideas concerning optics engineering and architecture were also extremely advanced.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>Leonardo came close to becoming the all-around Renaissance man. Trained as an artist he not only achieved recognition as one of the greatest painters the world has ever known he was equally successful as a poet an engineer an anatomist and a scientist in general.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>Although the mention of Leonardo's name is likely to bring to mind his </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>Last Supper</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(128 128 128 1)> and </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>Mona Lisa</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(128 128 128 1)> it was the freshness and inventiveness of his scientific mind that most greatly enhances his legacy to mankind.</span></p>