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Ok. Now I get it. I'm not really that impressed by da Vinci's drawings of impractical helicopters. But this.... this is far more interesting. It's not difficult
by rerdavies 4y ago
Ok. Now I get it. I'm not really that impressed by da Vinci's drawings of impractical helicopters. But this.... this is far more interesting. It's not difficult at all to imagine there's a beautiful inquiring mind buried in that set of notes.
- mitthrowaway2 4y agoHe also has very practical drawings, including a workable and economical design of a screw-cutting lathe!
- naasking 4y agoThe guy invented ball bearings. That alone places him among all time great engineers because we're still using ball bearings everywhere, almost 5 centuries later. The fact that he invented hundreds of other things, many of which we're still using makes him the legend he is.
- boppo1 4y agoAs someone who draws, his drawings are really really excellent. If you're not already quite good at drawing it's easy to miss why they're better than other drawings.