The Six Simple Machines And

Leonardo Da Vinci

HOW LEONARDO DA VINCI

IMPLEMENTED SIMPLE
MACHINES INTO HIS
DESIGNS?

Leonardos crane
Pulley

Leonardos crane
design includes many
of the same features
you will find in cranes
used today.

Leonardos Webbed glove

There are several ways
that Leonardos webbed
glove helps you move
through the water. One
of these is its wedge
shape, the way it is
narrower at the end
where your fingers are
than at your wrist.

Wedge

Leonardos Worm Screw Model

Screw

Leonardos worm screw

model uses two inclined
planes, one that the screw
rests on and one wrapped
around the screw

Inclined Plane

Leonardos water pump And

Bicycle

Wheel and Axle

Wheel and Axle

Leonardos Wing Trial

Leonardos Wing Trial
includes a lever that
makes the wing move
and a lever to operate
the device.

HOW DID LEONARDO DA

VINCI INTEGRATE SCIENCE
AND ART IN HIS WORK AND
LIFE?

Leonardo da Vinci
While growing up
Leonardo was
fascinated by animals
and insects. Throughout
his long life, he never
stopped studying
nature-plants, anatomy,
the movement of water,
the mechanics of flightand applying his
observations to his art.

An Artist and a Scientist

Because Leonardo the
artist sought for the ideal
face, he skillfully sliced
open the skull to reveal
the brain cavity and see
what lay beneath.
Combining art and
science he analyzed the
proportions of the head.

We shall describe this mechanical

structure of man by means of diagrams

Leonardo raised the
study of the structure
of man to a science.
He sought to illustrate
the inner structure of
man. His drawings
were so accurate that
they are still used to
illustrate anatomy
texts today.

Man and
God
At first Leonardo
intended to learn
about the human
body so that he
could paint it
more
realistically. But
soon he began to
hope that it
would bring him
to the answer to
the riddle of
creation.

Anatomical
Study
Leonardo often
watched doctors
perform autopsies
so that he could
study human
anatomy. He later
began dissections
on his own and
carefully sketched
everything that he
saw.

The Inventor

Leonardo modeled his

flying machines after his
studies of bird wings. And
though he failed at actually
taking air, his careful and
inventive researches in
aerodynamics made him a
forerunner of modern
flight.

The Last Supper

Considered by
many to be
Leonardos
greatest painting,
The Last Supper
employs all of his
anatomical work
in the expressions
of Christ and the
Apostles.

HOW MANY OF HIS

INVENTIONS ARE PART OF
THE MODERN WORLD?
GIVE EXAMPLES

A Great Inventor
There are many Leonardo da Vinci Inventions still
used today. Unfortunately the VAST majority of
Leonardos inventions passed through history
unknown, and had to be re-invented by someone
else, the reason for this is because Leonardo never
published many of his notes and they remained
unseen for several hundred years.
Some of them include scissors, odometer, robots,
ball bearing, parachute, double hull for ships, etc

Leonardos Helicopter

The First Tank

Leo-chute

Diving During the Renaissance?

The Water Lift

This invention consists
of a water wheel, two
screws and two towers
As the water wheel
turns, the screws turn,
pushing the water up to
the highest tower
The tall tower acts as a
reservoir for gravity
fed water pipes

The Machine Gun

This machine actually
consisted of three sets of
machine guns, set on a
rotating drum
When the first set is fired,
the force of the explosion
would pivot the guns
down, bringing the next
set of guns to the top,
ready to be fired.

The Thread Cutter

This machine cuts the
threads of screws
A bar, the one to have the
thread cut into it, would be
laid in between the two
screws.
As the cranks on the end of
the table were turned, the
cutting blade would be
carried down the two screws,
creating an even groove to be
used for screws, bolts, etc.

WOULD HE FEEL AT HOME IN

21ST CENTURY?
EXPLAIN WHY?

An Artistic and Scientific Search for the

True Picture of Man and his Universe
"Leonardo da Vinci
was like a man who
awoke too early in
the darkness, while
the others were all
still asleep"
-Sigmund Freud

Leonardo Da Vinci In 21st

Century
Leonardo would feel more at home in 21 st century actually
using all new products that he envisaged
Leonardos many inventions probably did not see the light of
the day due to
Prohibitive costs and lack of financial sponsors
requisite tools were not able to build those inventions then
Time management he left many projects unfinished

An inventor of his genius he may have been able to develop

new products more rapidly in 21st century
Leonardo may even catapult the space technology to new
heights helping men live in outer space

Leonardo Da Vinci In 21st

Century
He may help develop breakthrough technology in medicine and
engineering
He may help restore balance towards development and environment,
given his strong sensibilities
His Artistic expressions of humans and animals would have benefitted
from the anatomic understanding that we have developed about
humans now
Some of his papers on concepts of Solar Energy, Nanotechnology,
Machine Learning may not be feasible today, but will be attained
practically after 20-30 years or more.
He would have learnt more on time management and prioritization in
SIS and focused and achieved great heights

SIX SIMPLE MACHINES ARE

THE BASIS FOR ALL
MECHANICAL DEVICES

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