What troubled me about the article is that it implies Leonardo was a peaceful man yet these are points 4, 5 and 6 in in his resume: "... 4. Again, I have kinds

What troubled me about the article is that it implies Leonardo was a peaceful man yet these are points 4, 5 and 6 in in his resume: "... 4. Again, I have kinds of mortars; most convenient and easy to carry; and with these I can fling small stones almost resembling a storm; and with the smoke of these cause great terror to the enemy, to his great detriment and confusion. 5. And if the fight should be at sea I have kinds of many machines most efficient for offense and defense; and vessels which will resist the attack of the largest guns and powder and fumes. 6. I have means by secret and tortuous mines and ways, made without noise, to reach a designated spot, even if it were needed to pass under a trench or a river. ..." http://www.openculture.com/2014/01/leonardo-da-vincis-handwritten-resume-1482.html http://www.openculture.com/2014/01/leonardo-da-vincis-handwr...