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The Renaissance period of "rebirth" began in the end of the 14th century.
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Leonardo da Vinci was born in Vinci, Italy.
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Leonardo invented the first form of the parachute.
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Leonardo da Vinci had so many ideas! He created drawings that resemble todays bicycle.
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Leonardo invented the first form of scuba gear while living in Venice, Italy which is land that is surrounded by water.
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Leonardo da Vinci composed a drawing of a bridge that was intended for a project. The bridge was never built because the people in charge of the project thought that it was impossible.
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Sebastien Lenormand revealed and took credit for the invention of the parachute. He dropped a dog in a basket in which a parachute was attached from a hot air balloon.
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Isaceel Joseph Newberry invented the first made bridge in China.
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Father and son, Pierre and Ernest Michaux from Paris revealed their invention of todays common bicycle. They believed that the bigger the wheel the faster you would go.
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Although prior to this date, many other people assisted in the development of scuba gear, this is the date that the modern form of scuba gear was revealed by Cousteau.