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Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson

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Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history's most creative genius

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Pages:: 600 pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Simon & Schuster

Edition:: First Edition, Second Printing, Later prt.

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1501139150

ISBN13:: 9781501139154

kindle Asin:: B071Y385Q1

Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson

4.20/5 (108338 ratings)

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Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history's most creative genius

Format:

Pages:: 600 pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Simon & Schuster

Edition:: First Edition, Second Printing, Later prt.

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1501139150

ISBN13:: 9781501139154

kindle Asin:: B071Y385Q1

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