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= **Leonardo Da Vinci **15th April 1452 - 2nd may 1519 = = "The term 'Renaissance Man' could have been coined specially for Leonardo." Quantum Leaps ﻿ Jon Balchin   The dictionary meaning for Renaissance Man is: one who has accomplished many things, but is neither an expert or a specialist in any one thing. I agree that Leonardo has accomplished many great things but I disagree with the fact that he is not an expert in anything because he is an expert in art. Maybe he is a Renaissance man in science but not art.....who knows!!! Leonardo was a very important person but had a great handicap because of the time in which he lived. He had great visions and could observe things outstandingly well, but because of the time he lived his inventions were not possible to be accomplished because the technology wasn't availiable. Leonardo was a visionary in several different areas, which meant he was never able to follow one path right till the end because he was always observing the way things worked and designing new inventions in aerodynamics, hydrodynamics and the military. He thought of a helicopter, a tank, concentrated solar power, a calculator, the double hull and outlined a rough theory of plate tectonics. His approach to science was most important because he did things step by step in an organised way. Leonardo was far ahead of time, if he was given the chance to live today, with all of today's technology I am sure he would have been able to accomplish his dreams. = = Leonardo was born on the 15th of April, 1452 at Vinci in the Florence reigon, Italy. He died on the 2nd of May, 1519 in Clos-Luce, near Ambroise at the age of 67. He was known as a polymath: Painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer. Leonardo, the son of Peiro Da Vinci and Caterina, (a peasant woman) was thought to be one of the greatest painters of all times and was very talented in many areas. Leonardo Da Vinci's Chronology: =
 * 1469 Leonardo worked for to the studio of Verrochio in Florence.
 * 1482 he worked for the Duke of Milan.
 * 1502 he returned to Florence to work for Cesare Borgia as his military engineer and architect.
 * 1516 he journeyed to France on invitation from Francis the first.
 * 1519 he died in Clos-Luce, near Amboise, France.

If I were to become a scientist I would be one who works with animals.(vet)

Bibliography:

100 scientists who changed the world. author: Jon Balchin Published by: Arcturus publishing Limited in Wigston, Leicester printed in: China
 * Quantum Leaps,


 * Wikipedia.org
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By Tessa Runting, 7A