Exercise 2A, page 44.0:01
Is this the most talented person who ever lived?0:12
Leonardo da Vinci was born in a small village in Tuscany, Italy, on 15 April 1452.0:24
He was very intelligent and curious and learned lots of things by himself in his lifetime.0:32
He achieved incredible things.0:40
So is this man the most talented person ever?0:43
Read this, then you decide.0:47
The painter As a young man, Da Vinci studied painting in Florence.0:51
Two of his paintings, the Mona Lisa or La Gioconda and the Last Supper, are among the most famous paintings of all time.0:58
Today, only about 15 of his finished paintings survive.1:09
He often didn't finish them because he was busy with other things, but most people consider him to be one of the greatest painters who ever lived.1:14
The engineer da Vinci designed many working machines for war industry and transport.1:25
He sketched very accurate maps and he also designed a brilliant canal system for Florence and a huge Bridge.1:34
In 2001, architects constructed a bridge in Norway based on da Vinci's design.1:43
You can see it there today.1:51
The inventor da Vinci's notebooks contain detailed sketches for a whole range of inventions which were centuries ahead of their time.1:54
These include a sort of helicopter, flying machines, a calculator, a parachute and even robots.2:06
With today's technology and materials, many of da Vinci's designs could work very well.2:16
The scientist da Vinci studied plants, animals and the human body and made detailed drawings and notes about them.2:24
He used mirror writing, probably because he didn't want everyone to understand the notes.2:35
His sketch, Vitruvian man, shows the perfect proportions of the human body.2:42
This is possibly the best known drawing in the world.2:49
Da Vinci was also a sculptor, a musician, a mathematician, a philosopher, an architect, a writer and a geologist.2:53
Five centuries after his death, he is still one of the most fascinating people in history.3:05
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