1493 ⟶ Leonardo da Vinci Designs Helicopter

Leonardo da Vinci creates the first known design for a helic...
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🚁 Leonardo da Vinci Designs Helicopter

Leonardo da Vinci creates the first known design for a helicopter.⟶
Leonardo da Vinci Designs Helicopter (1493)
RenaissanceInventionsLeonardo da VinciAviationDesign
ItalyItaly

🎨 Leonardo da Vinci Begins Painting the Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three years later.⟶
Leonardo da Vinci Begins Painting the Mona Lisa (1503)
RenaissancePaintingArt HistoryLeonardo da VinciItalian RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceVisual Arts
ItalyItaly

🖼️ Leonardo da Vinci Completes the Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa.⟶
Leonardo da Vinci Completes the Mona Lisa (1506)
RenaissancePaintingArt HistoryLeonardo da VinciItalian RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceVisual ArtsHumanism
ItalyItaly

📷 Camera Obscura Introduced in Europe

Camera obscura is first used in Europe by Giambattista della Porta of Italy.⟶
Camera Obscura Introduced in Europe (1558)
OpticsRenaissance
ItalyItaly

🚢 First Floating Dry Dock Constructed

Floating Dry Dock in Venice, Venetian Republic⟶
First Floating Dry Dock Constructed (1560)
Venetian RepublicNaval TechnologyShipbuildingRenaissanceMaritime History
ItalyItaly

🚗 Ferrari Founded in Modena

September 13: Ferrari founded in Modena, Italy (as Auto Avio Costruzioni) by Enzo Ferrari.⟶
Ferrari Founded in Modena (1939)
Automotive IndustryBusinessEntrepreneurshipManufacturingDesign
ItalyItaly