The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci: Selected Extracts from the Writings of the Renaissance Genius - Edward Mccurdy

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was one of the most brilliant men of the Italian Renaissance. He was a superb painter, sculptor, architect, as well as a magnificent inventor. His intellectual interests spanned all categories of human knowledge and pioneered designs for inventions such as the parachute, the helicopter and the tank. His work on human anatomy provided the foundation for modern medicine.