A Renaissance Man

Leonardo da Vinci was truly a Renaissance man in a sense that he discovered and created so many different things. Some of these things that he discovered actually difine the Renaissance because the Renaissance was a time of great exploration and discovery, and also the rebirth of many old ideas. Because Leonardo wanted to know so much, we now know things such as how the human eye works and how our muscles work. Many people today think of Leonardo da Vinci as just an artist, and yes, Leonardo was an amazing artist, but he had so many ideas that were very advanced for warfare during this time period and just so many ideas that would change the world, like the flying machine. Leonardo created a tank, a catapult, and so many other things that were beyond the Renaissance. Leonardo had such a thirst for discovery that he would disect human bodies to find out just how things worked, he even placed a human eye in the middle of a cracked egg, cooked it, then cut it straight through the middle. This is how he discovered how the human eye worked. Leonardo da Vinci was a true Renaissance man who changed the world with his art, his amazing ideas, and his daring discoveries.