Leonardo´s Lost Robots

by Mark Elling Rosheim

This book reinterprets Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical design work, revealing a new level of sophistication not recognized by art historians or engineers. The book reinterprets Leonardo's legacy of notes, showing that apparently unconnected fragments from dispersed manuscripts actually comprise cohesive designs for functioning automata. Using the rough sketches scattered throughout almost all of Leonardo's notebooks, the author has reconstructed Leonardo's programmable cart, which was the platform for other automata. Through a readable, lively narrative, the author explains how he reconstructed da Vinci's designs.

Genres: Biography, Business

207 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit hard to follow how he interpreted da Vinci's sketches but some really cool projects too.