Academy 18129 Da Vinci Self Propelling Cart Kit

Academy 18129 Da Vinci Self Propelling Cart Kit A SNAP TOGETHER model of DaVinci's Self-Propelling Cart Easy to build Complete step-by-step Instructions No glue no paint no tools needed Beautifully detailed Learn enjoy the operation collect the series. Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath painter sculptor architect musician scientist mathematician engineer inventor anatomist geologist botanist and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. Leonardo was also revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualized among many others a helicopter a tank a paddleboat a self-propelling cart concentrated solar power a calculator the double hull and outlined a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime but some of his smaller inventions such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire entered the world of manufacturing unheralded. As a scientist he greatly advanced the state of knowledge in the fields of anatomy civil engineering optics and hydrodynamics. Da Vinci Machines Series - Self-Propelling Cart Spring powered cart possibly the first robot in history probably designed to bring self-moving characters on the stage in theatrical productions Uses a power equipment unit designed by Leonardo da Vinci