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Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci

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By Gene Barretta
Publisher Henry Holt Co.
Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci
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In 1781, Thomas Paine came up with a model for a singlespan bridge; in 1887, Adolf Eugen Fick made the first pair of contact lenses; and in 1907, Paul Cornu built the first helicopter. But Leonardo da Vinci thought of all these ideas more than five hundred years ago! At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, da Vinci wrote and drew detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, robots, and much more. Gene Barretta cleverly shows how Leonardos ideasmany inspired by his love of natureforeshadowed modern inventions, offering a window into the future.

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1065 words1,065 words
40 pages40 pages
Lexile AD930LLexile AD930L
Grade K to 3Grade K to 3
Age 5-8Age 5-8
Published 2009Published 2009

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