Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance whose range of genius across art and science has made him a byword for the curious, all-encompassing human mind.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452, 1519) created a drawing of the human spine that includes two detailed illustrations showing views from both the side and the front. Handwritten notes in an old, archaic script appear alongside…
Leonardo da Vinci human spine drawing
Imagine two propellers mounted on the exact same axis spinning in completely opposite directions. This isn't just a strange design, it is the brilliant engineering solution to torque reaction where a spinning propeller…
coaxial contrarotating propeller system
Leonardo da Vinci called the human foot a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art
Leonardo da Vinci foot sketches
Leonardo da Vinci designed a self-supporting bridge in the 1400s. Here's how it works.
Leonardo da Vinci self-supporting bridge
da vincis shoulder studies from 1510-1511 are wild to look at
Leonardo Da Vinci shoulder anatomy 1510
leonardos ornithopter sketch is so detailed, dude was really tryna fly like a bird
Leonardo da Vinci ornithopter sketch
A page from Leonardo da Vinci's Atlanticus Codex, featuring his studies on waterwheels and Archimedean screws, dating from 1478 to 1519.
Leonardo da Vinci Atlanticus Codex waterwheels
Leonardo da Vinci's understanding of physics continues to defy our modern intuition, as demonstrated in a new video. #LeonardoDaVinci
Da Vinci physics magic
