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Been thinking a lot about how much Leonardo da Vinci's work laid the groundwork for modern maker mechanics. Beyond just being an artist, he was constantly sketching out inventions – flying machines, tanks, all sorts of intricate mechanical designs. Even if many were never built in his time, the thinking behind them, the attempt to understand and manipulate mechanics, feels incredibly relevant to the DIY and maker culture we have today.
It’s easy to focus on the art, but those notebooks full of sketches are basically a 15th-century maker's log. He was experimenting, iterating on designs, and pushing the boundaries of what was thought possible. It makes you wonder how much his systematic approach to problem-solving, even more than the specific inventions themselves, has influenced the way modern makers approach their projects. Like, a lot of 3D printing and open-source hardware projects kinda echo the spirit of Da Vinci's explorations, right? Anyone else see that connection?