Leonardo da Vinci, except the amazing art talent, was also the greatest inventor. Its theoretical works and opening are surprising and interest more than five centuries. The ingenious scientist enriched with the acute observations almost all areas of knowledge, his ideas outstripped time for several centuries.
Only the most significant inventions of Leonardo there is more than fifty, they cover all areas of knowledge, from medicine to astronautics. Leonardo da Vinci's parachute very much was interested in flights. He studied the flying mechanism of birds and bats. As a result of numerous experiments the scientist came to a conclusion that the speed of falling of a body in free flight depends on resistance of the atmosphere and gravity. It described the idea of a parachute as means of a dreyfovaniye by air. Leonardo Da Vinci wrote that this device will allow the person to go down from any height without injuries and damages. The Scientist helicopter developed a prototype of the modern helicopter and calculated screw radius. The screw had to be set in motion by the people moving around an axis. The excavator crane For simplification of work of workers of Leonardo da Vinci constructed the mechanism for lifting and transporting of the dug soil. The machine is something between the crane and the excavator. The car had several counterbalances, its arrows could be developed on 180 °. It was installed on rails and moved by means of the screw mechanism forward. The One car prototype from the most known drawings of Leonardo represents ancient development of the car. The self-moving three-wheeled vehicle had to move by means of the difficult arbaletny mechanism which was connected by wires to a wheel. Back wheels of the car had the independent differentiated drives. Existence of a brake was an interesting detail. Opening in military equipment Leonardo it was keen on developments of the military and technical equipment. Working for the duke Milan, the scientist developed the drawing of an armored tank with the built-in tools from all directions. The car was equipped with the system of cogwheels. As envisioned by the inventor, eight people had to steer the tank. The Kolestsovy lock the Only invention of Leonardo which gained recognition at his life was the kolestsovy lock for a gun. In this mechanism the spark for ignition of a powder charge was cut by means of the rotating wheel with a notch. The device by means of the spring got by a key worked. It was the significant step in comparison with wick weapon forward. Already to the middle of the 16th century the guns with Leonardo's lock gained popularity from noblemen and continued to be used up to the 19th century. Now the similar principle of extraction of a spark is applied in some lighters. The robot the Technology of the humanoid mechanism was developed by Leonardo in 1495. The robot could imitate human movements - could rise and sit down, move hands. A diving suit of Leonardo the possibility of the person to remain under water long time interested. He created the project of a diving suit from waterproof skin. On a breast there was a big pocket which was filled with air for raising of the diver on a surface. The suit was supplied with a respiratory tube, glass lenses and a sack for urination. Air moved through flexible tubes. Except these loud inventions, Leonardo da Vinci made also a set of other discoveries. The ingenious scientist possesses the first developments of a drill, the machine for production of needles, a distiller with water cooling, the rolling mill, the car for cutting of paper, a hygrometer, the air fan, a searchlight, the bicycle, the hang-glider, a machine gun, magnifying glass, the weaving loom, the arch bridge, the submarine and a lifebuoy.