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The illegitimate son of a 25-year-old notary Ser Piero and a peasant girl Caterina Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci Italy just outside Florence. His father took custody of him shortly after his birth. -
Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance military engineer whose designs emphasized mobility, efficiency, and protection, developing concepts for armored vehicles, mobile bridges, and advanced weaponry like the triple-barreled cannon
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Parachute. The first parachute was manufactured by French inventor Sebastian Lenormand in 1783, though evidence has been collected that shows that Leonardo -
Leonardo da Vinci designed an early diving suit, described in his notebooks around 1500, intended for naval sabotage to attack enemy ships -
Giant crossbow. A more famous military invention, sketched c1490, is also found in the Codex Atlanticus. Commonly dubbed the 'giant crossbow' -
"The Last Supper" can refer to Jesus' final meal with his apostles before his crucifixion, a central event in Christianity, or Leonardo da Vinci's famous fresco painting that depicts this event. -
Around 1495, he drew up plans for a mechanical knight – an armour-clad 'robot' that could sit up, move its head, and even wave a sword in its hands -
Winged Flying Machine (Aeroplane) Throughout his life, Da Vinci was particularly obsessed with the idea of human-powered flight using machinery -
The Mona Lisa is a famous Renaissance portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, believed to depict Lisa del Giocondo. -
He Died in Château du Clos Lucé Amboise France Leonardo da Vinci's last words are debated, but the most commonly cited are "I have offended God and Mankind, by doing so little with my life.
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