Then I'll claim Leonardo da Vinci almost did it with his aerial screw in the 15th century ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo%27s_aerial_screw https://en

Then I'll claim Leonardo da Vinci almost did it with his aerial screw in the 15th century ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo%27s_aerial_screw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo%27s_aerial_screw