While most famous for his paintings, da Vinci was more of a scientist, drawing and diagramming hundreds of inventions, including tanks, helicopters, cannons, parachutes, scissors and the bicycle, all in the 1400s. Though he never built many of the inventions he designed, some of the things he envisioned in the late 1400s are in use today, including helicopters and parachutes. Da Vinci, one of the greatest artists in human history, lived at the same time, in the same country â” Italy â” as another of the greatest artists of all time, Michelangelo. Mona Lisa â” yep, the lady with the smile, perhaps the most famous painting in the world â” is the work of da Vinci.

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