Most people don't realize that a parachute and the Mona Lisa have one thing in common: Leonardo da Vinci. His self-taught techniques are very impressive and unique compared to anyone else during the Renaissance era. This Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci, had a generous impact on the world of art and science by creating new world inventions, perfecting new artistic techniques, and creating the most famous works of art in history. Leonardo da Vinci's inventions were all considered fever dreams in the Renaissance era, like the equivalent of seeing a futuristic object in a science fiction movie, but they have inspired many real world products today. Some of the ideas that his imagination has scribbled in a notebook are the parachute, the diving suit, armored vehicles (such as army tanks) and an ornithopter, a machine made for flight with the use of wings ( Lampton Christopher). Some of these inventions, or actually just newly developed weapons and some works of art, such as the Last Supper, were created for the Duke of Milan as a profession as a military engineer and designer. Leonardo was totally against war, but being in Renaissance Italy, he was constantly surrounded by it. He helped design many weapons, such as missiles, multi-barrel machine guns, grenades, mortars, and even a modern-style tank. Also fascinated by water, he designed a diving suit with breathing devices (including a diving hood), webbed gloves for underwater exploration, and a life preserver. He did not release it to the military for fear that the suit would be used for "evil in war." Leo's notes were written in a way like no other, like many of his artistic techniques (“Renaissance Man”). He wrote in Italian and with his self-invented shorthand. However, he also used “mirror writing”,…… in the center of the paper……). By going out and making himself known to the world, Leonardo became one of the most influential artists and inventors. , and scientists of all times. Works Cited Lampton, Christopher. "The 10 best inventions of Leonardo da Vinci." brilliant stuff, DiscoveryCommunications, 2014, web, 24 March 2014. “Leonardo Da Vinci's Notebook Project”. ivc, Raven Mansen, 2007, web, 25 March 2014 “Leonardo's Last Supper”. Smart History Khan Academy, Khan Academy, web, 26 March 2014 “Leonardo's Sfumato”. Glennis, World Press, 2014, web, 25 March 2014 “Quotes on Leonardo da Vinci”. Brainy quote, Brainy Quote, 2001-2014, web, 26 March 2014 “Leonardo's Vitruvian Man”. Stanford, np, nd, web, March 25, 2014“The Renaissance Man.” mos, Science Museum., n.d., web, March 24, 2014Zimmerman, Kim. Leonardo da Vinci: facts and biography. Science Live, Tech Media Network, 2014