10 revolutionary ideas of Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci lived at the turn of the XV and XVI centuries, but the feeling that he came back from the future. Many of his discoveries, inventions and ideas are very difficult to explain otherwise. Nevertheless, there are ten basic ideas and concepts, without which our world today would be different.

Vitruvian man. Leonardo da Vinci developed his concept of the ideal physique on the basis of the proportions suggested by the Roman architect Vitruvius mechanic. The angry men depicts da Vinci, now there is a reason for joy: this is one of the most recognizable in the world of sketches.

Geochronology. The majority of his contemporaries da Vinci believed that fossilized mollusks in the mountains were there because of the Great flood. Italian artist and inventor was thinking otherwise. It was he first came up with the idea of the movement of tectonic plates.

Self-propelled carriage. Of course, it's not a Ferrari, but for the age of da Vinci's design of this wagon was truly revolutionary. Wooden car moved through the interaction of the springs to the wheels. In 2004, scientists in one of the museums of Florence created a replica of the wagon and found that she really goes as planned inventor.

Ideal city. Da Vinci lived in Milan during the plague, but dreaming of a more pure and clear the city which can be proud of. He left behind a very detailed architectural drawings in indoor stables with the ventilation system. Da Vinci was proposed to build a two-tier city, where the upper level was designed for the pedestrian and land roads, and the lower one for the basement tunnels and channels, which could be used for moving freight transport.

Helicopter. Modern scholars agree that this design is hardly ever flew, but the concept of the helicopter invented by da Vinci, is still one of the most famous. This thing had to manage a team of four people. There is a version that the design of the helicopter was inspired by a children's toy in the form of a windmill, popular during the time of the inventor.

Machine gun. Being more of a thinker and a scholar than a fighter, da Vinci still often thought about the concepts of weapons. For example, he suggested a more efficient design of the gun, which has three of the trunk instead of one.

Winged glider. Imagination da Vinci was filled to the limit with ideas flying machines, including multiple concepts paragliders with flapping wings.

The rotating bridge. Being a fan of fast movement, da Vinci believed that his swing bridge is best useful in military operations. According to the concept, a bridge of light but durable materials, attached to the rope-roller system on wheels, allowed the army to quickly expand and collapse in the right place.

Suit for diving. Da Vinci was also very passionate about the sea, and it inspired him to create concepts devices for the study of the underwater world. His underwater suit was made of leather and is connected to the reed breathing tube and a bell, which was floating on the surface of the water. The inventor has provided even a bag to collect the urine.

Mirror writing. Was the famous handwriting of Leonardo's attempts to avoid plagiarism or the da Vinci wrote so not to smudge the ink by hand on paper? Whatever it was, he liked it: most of his recordings were made from right to left.