In 1781, Thomas Paine came up with a model for a single-span bridge; in 1887, Adolf Eugen Fick made the first pair of contact lenses; and in 1907, Paul Cornu built the first helicopter. But Leonardo da Vinci thought of all these ideas more than five hundred years ago!
At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, da Vinci wrote and drew detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, robots, and much more. Gene Barretta cleverly shows how Leonardo’s ideas—many inspired by his love of nature—foreshadowed modern inventions, offering a window into the future.
作者簡介
GENE BARRETTA
GENE BARRETTA has written and illustrated several award-winning books for young readers, including Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin and Dear Deer: A Book of
Homophones. He lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, with his family.
