Centuries before the invention of the automobile, Leonardo da Vinci designed a device that seems to resemble a CVT. But did ...

Throughout his lifetime, Leonardo da Vinci designed many fantastical flying machines, self-driving carts and even a tank! Explore 3D models of these wonderful designs. In the mid-1480s ...

At first glance, it’s a jumble of disconnected information: how to crush diamonds, how to mix paints of strong blue or red, observations on the flight of birds. But this small notebook—18 ...

Today marks the 500th anniversary of Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci’s death ... experiments. As an inventor, he drew blueprints and made prototypes of a parachute, tank, helicopter ...

There were flying machines, a parachute a robotic knight and ... presented with other modern machines which reflect Leonardo da Vinci's inventions (plus a few red herrings) and asked to try ...