Who designed the first helicopter Who 1 the most famous pictures in the world Who knew more about the human body than most 2 There is an answer 3 all these questions—Leonardo de Vinci.
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius 4 have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn"t 5 a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonardo 6 an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master painter, and as he got older he became 7 more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways 8 he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo"s wonderful paintings are still with 9 today. You may know one of his most famous works the 10 woman known as the Mona Lisa.