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Leonardo Da Vinci Inventions News

Living history and loving the Loire Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 2:13PMTIME FOR A BREAK: Enjoying Amboise, an exquisite Loire town, with quaint cafes and cobbled streets. TOURS CHATEAU: Only an hour from Paris. IN THE VILLAGE: There is plenty of history to discover in Loches.
WDM gets "Re-Inventions" Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 1:41PMA horse-drawn chariot with the capacity of cutting enemy troops in half, a 33-barrel rapid-fire machine gun, a circular human-powered tank with no divisible sides — all three conceived in the 15th Century.
A Panoramic View of the City, Framed With Art Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 9:05PMA new exhibition at the Queens Museum of Art juxtaposes drawings by Stephen Talasnik with its New York panorama, which has long inspired Mr. Talasnik?s work.
Family: Da Vinci’s dreamstake flight at museum Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 7:43AMScrawled across the 13,000 pages of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks are detailed designs for machines that would not be completed until centuries later, like the crane, hang glider and tank. “For (da Vinci) it was more a matter of attention and money,” said Chris Tilley, education manager for the State Museum. Limited materials and an imagination far ahead of its time left many of da Vinci’s ...
Loire Love Affair, Part Three Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 10:53PMI don’t know if I’ve mentioned this yet but the Loire Valley is known for the many world famous castles situated in this Gallic region, which is sometimes referred to as the garden of France. Here a castle, there a castle everywhere you look a castle! That’s the Loire Valley.
Silicon Alleys Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 3:35PMLAST WEEK saw the opening of "Leonardo: 500 Years Into the Future," a comprehensive awe-inspiring glimpse into the mind of the ultimate Renaissance man, showing at the Tech Museum for the next three months.
Technology-savvy visitors awed by work of Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 2:01PMAn opening-day exhibit at San Jose"s Tech Museum of Innovation on Saturday attracted technorati, artists and other admirers of Italian Renaissance inventor, painter, sculptor and scientist Leonardo da Vinci.
Inventions come alive at new exhibit Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 11:36PMLeonardo Da Vinci, an illegitimate child, renowned painter and all-around Renaissance man, has captivated the minds of our generation. Ever since "The Da Vinci Code" has sparked interest for a greater look into the mind of this genius, it seems nobody can get enough of the history behind the man.
Center Stage: Picks of the Week Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 8:24AM Friday, Sept. 26 Follow Village Square Theatre “Into the Woods” with Sondheim’s twisted fairy tale. The musical opens tonight and runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. through Oct. 12. $14-$18; (803) 359-1436 or villagesquaretheatre.com Explore art born through “Fire and Transformation,” a new installation and series of workshops sponsored by USC and the Columbia Museum ...
Only U.S. stop for Leonardo show is at Tech Museum in San Jose Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 6:27PMThe Tech calls "Leonardo: 500 Years Into the Future," opening Saturday, the biggest exhibition ever devoted to Leonardo da Vinci and other artist-engineers of the Renaissance. Slideshow: Leonardo: 500 Years Into the Future
Renaissance at the Tech: San Jose museum is the only U.S. stop for Leonardo show Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 6:25PMThe Tech calls "Leonardo: 500 Years Into the Future," opening Saturday, the biggest exhibition ever devoted to Leonardo da Vinci and other artist-engineers of the Renaissance. Slideshow: Leonardo: 500 Years Into the Future
Historian: Chinese Discovered America, Sparked Italian Renaissance Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 7:44PMSix years ago, Gavin Menzies "caused apoplexy among historians with his controversial theory that vast fleets of Chinese adventurers in multi-masted junks beat Christopher Columbus to the Americas and mapped the entire world centuries before the European explorers."
Paramount Offers Brett Ratner First-Hack Deal [Trade Roundup] Thursday, July 31, 2008 @ 7:20PM· With New Line but a shadowy shingle of its former self, Billion Dollar Director Brett Ratner is packing up the Rat Entertainment boxes and moving onto the Paramount lot to marinate in soulmentor...
Discovery builds series around Da Vinci Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 11:26PMDiscovery Channel is teaming with producer Craig Piligian to try to bring to life the engineering designs of Leonardo Da Vinci.
Record Visitor Numbers at Canterbury Museum Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 9:14PMA combination of popular special exhibitions, a guest performer and wintry weather contributed to the record visitor numbers at Canterbury Museum over the weekend.
Reviewer takes postcard perfect excursions through Lake District Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 11:27AMVisiting the Lake District in Italy is like living in the middle of a postcard. The Swiss Alps can be glimpsed in the distance and the wondrous lakes, from Maggiore to Como to Orta, are surrounded by charming villages, islands with private villas, fishing docks and grand hotels.
70-year-old swims from Tybee to Hilton Head on his birthday Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 8:53AMNash McIntosh is a member of a Savannah family who considers it de rigueur to do wild and wacky things.
Art inspires Tehama County students Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 10:20AMLOS MOLINOS - It may not be the next Florence, Brussels or Paris, but for one summer Los Molinos has in some regard become the art capital of Tehama County.
‘The Genius of Leonardo’ is for all to see, sample Special to the Wilson County News July 1, 2008 Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 2:07PM(By Greg Melikov) — The Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at San Antonio’s Witte Museum is poetry in motion. It’s a tribute to history’s Renaissance man and is appropriately called “The Genius of Leonardo: Machines in Motion.”
An audio book takes on the "Curious Coupling of Science and Sex" Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 4:52AMRemember the time you asked mom or dad about the "birds and the bees"? Chances are, they hemmed and hawed. Got all red-faced. Mumbled something about men and women that sounded kind of icky. Pointed in another direction and said, "Go ask your mom/dad."
Allegheny General Hospital unveils surgical robot Friday, June 13, 2008 @ 11:11PMAllegheny General Hospital unveils its $1.5 million da Vinci Surgical Robot to be used for precision surgeries.