Da Vinci, man of science

General

Alternative Title

Leonardo, man of science

Description

Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins science review on October 14, 1953 from the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Kennard Calfee, Herbert B. Cahan, directors; Joel Chaseman, narrator; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the Dumont Network. Lynn Poole, J. Trueman Thompson, presenters. Digitized in 2004.

Abstract

Leonardo da Vinci first developed the odometer for measuring distance, the jack for lifting heavy objects, and the pile driver. He did not have modern power sources or advanced mathematics, but used his remarkable intuition and observation to make many scientific discoveries including: gears, cutting tools, lathes, bridge trusses, clocks, sawmills and hydraulics. Excerpts from the film Leonardo da Vinci from Pictura Films Corporation are shown, highlighting the many artistic and scientific developments from his notebooks including models of flying machines, catapults, cannons, guns, and tanks.
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Dates

Date Published

1953-10-14
Publisher
Language
Identifiers

OCLC Number

54106375

Collection Number

COLL-0008

Item Barcode

mq2403627mmmmm
Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image

Extent

00:29:30hh:mm:ss
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): Du Mont Television Network
Director (drt): Cahan, Herbert B.
Director (drt): Calfee, Kennard
Narrator (nrt): Chaseman, Joel
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): Poole, Lynn
Copyright and Use
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video

Unique ID

c42dc3c8-a273-449b-a42a-5b8c75958130