Leonardo da Vinci was one of mankindâs great inventors, dreaming up devices that were years ahead of their time. The network assembles a team of 21st-century experts who try to create working prototypes from the masterâs plans to see if they will actually function, or if some genius ideas are better left in the history books. Among the weapons the team tries to assemble are an armored tank, a three-story siege ladder, a machine gun and a scythe chariot. The âDoing da Vinciâ team consists of special effects expert and mechanical designer Valek Sykes, HGTV âCurb Appealâ host and carpenter Bill Duggan, designer and puppeteer Jurgen Heimann and mechanical engineer and entrepreneur Alan Bovinett. Jonathan Pevsner, an expert on Leonardo da Vinci, who advises the team and provides insight into history and da Vinciâs intent. Craig Piligian and Rob Katz are executive producers for Pilgrim; Tim Pastore is executive producer for Discovery.

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