Paige Hamel Mrs. Morin Honors Fr. Eng. L1 Renaissance Research Paper 25 November 2014 The Renaissance Man: An Innovative Engineer Leonardo da Vinci is among the great engineers of the Renaissance era. During the Renaissance, engineering was a mix of the old and new techniques. Leonardo, though following the pattern of his time, had a slightly different perspective than most of his fellow Renaissance engineers. Though he was well-rounded in the different professions he took on throughout his life, engineer was a big one in his eyes. The design of the pieces he devised were extraordinarily precise. Da Vinci’s notebooks were always decades ahead of his time. He was very eager to gain his full potential of knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci's innovative …show more content…
Driven by an unrelenting curiosity and an insatiable hunger for knowledge, da Vinci was an incredibly innovative thinker who perceived the world not only as his personal playground, but also as one with unlimited possibilities." Even if Leonardo was engineering in the 21st century, he would still be considered amazing at what he did. He would boast about his engineering skills and abilities to get more people to hire him, which was never really a problem for him as he grew more involved. Leonardo’s precise calculations, when he engineered the dome for the Duke of Milan, really showed. The Duke of Milan was very impressed with Leonardo’s work, and so he hired Da Vinci to be his primary engineer. Leonardo’s dedication and astounding work is what makes him a huge well respected figure in the engineering world. One of his interests in the broad field of engineering is aeronautics. Flying objects and how they work intrigued Leonardo. He worked on pieces like military tanks, submarines, and catapults often. Leonardo had many tasks and roles, but he was always very enthusiastic when putting his precise designs and plans into what he had envisioned. He devised a successful canal for the Arno River. He also engineered a flawless spiral staircase for the French King’s palace. He also engineered the parachute that, in his time, would be made of linen cloth and wooden poles. Many of the ideas he engineered to work precisely, like the parachute, were not officially invented until after his time. This was because Leonardo was fortunate enough to have been born with a mind that raced past his own era. The design were impractical to devise, due to the lack of technology they had compared to today. He was always five steps ahead of the Renaissance modern. Though, he tried to keep a balance of the old and innovative which