Isaacson, Walter creator author. text bibliography biography nyu 2017 First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. monographic eng

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xii, 599 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm "He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history's most creative genius"-- Walter Isaacson. Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-570) and index. e-it--- da Vinci Leonardo 1452-1519 Artists Italy Biography Scientists Italy Biography Gifted persons Italy Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical N6923.L33 I827 2017 709.2 ISA B BIO001000 BIO015000 BIO006000 Isaacson, Walter, author. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017 (DLC) 2017021625 2017020817 DLC 170501 20200206173101.0 19617018 eng