Leonardo+Da+Vinci+(Daniel)

By Daniel
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I was born on April 57th, 1452 and died on May 2nd, 1519 aged 67 years. I grew up in the ﻿﻿﻿﻿Tuscan hill town of Vinci. I was famous for being an architect, sculptor, scientist, musician and engineer. Even today people remember me for my art work and some of my inventions are still in use. These inventions have been improved upon of course due to modern technology, but have made a big impact on human life.The Mona Lisa is one of my most famous and most celebrated works of all time. Even today people are still guessing what the lady in the portrait was smiling at. It took me ten years to paint her lips. The way I painted humans was very different to other styles of the Renaissance time period, as I used depth to make people look more realistic. I designed machines that could be used by the military. Examples of these machines were the tank, machine gun and armoured car. The tank was used to destroy enemy bases with it's guns and strength, it was also used to transport soldiers. The machine gun was used to take down all of the enemies soldiers and the attacking forces. I was very interested in the possibility of humans being able to fly. I studied birds and made sketches of several flying machines. I invented the scissors and hydralic pumps which are still used today. I also invented the bicycle 300 years before it appeared on the road. ======

I am an inquirer and relate to the IB learner profile because I wanted to understand how things work and design beautiful art work and inventions that would bring happiness and help people.. I studied humans and animals and learnt as much as I could through observation and my own knowledge of science. I came up with my flying machines by studying birds and being interested in humans being able to fly. I started sketching all of my ideas and eventually I had millions of sketches that have survived over time. I am knowledgable about science and physics and used this knowedge to create many different types of machines. I would class myself as talented and passionate about my music, art and love of life. [] [] [|http://www.buzzle.com] media type="youtube" key="6fBiECPyirE?fs=1" height="385" width="480" align="center"
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