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Article: Inside the mind of a genius; Da Vinci's art was only the beginning of his contribution to history
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- The Sun - Naperville (IL)
- Article date:
- April 13, 2006
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People work on putting together a touch-screen interactive menu as part of the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. The plasma screen here displays a 3-D model of a weapon that utilizes multiple cannons.
A giant horse head rests beside a decorative bridge at the Museum of Science and Industry's Leonardo da Vinci exhibit.
Rachel Boultinghouse completes measurements so that the balls launched by a catapult, designed by Leonardo da Vinci, land within a specific area.
If you're any kind of Renaissance person -- and you know if you are -- you already know a bit about Leonardo da Vinci.
He was a genius, for one. He was a painter, for another.
And, of course, ...