The Inventions of the Renaissance

Inventions of the Renaissance

During the renaissance period their were many inventions that were produced and designed that are still used in the world today. These inventions have been key pieces of technology that we are frequently using in our world today, some of these include the: clock, flushing toilet, gun powder and artillery, eye glasses and spectacles, printing press, microscope and telescope, the match and even the first submarine. This again only proves the advances that were made in the renaissance that have shaped the modern world. Many artists and inventors had made a great impact on the renaissance and how it helped shaped the world we know today but none were in comparison to Leonardo di Vinci.

 Leonardo is considered the greatest inventor and artist of all time however his inventions were all designed and sketched in his notebook but the either lost interest in them or could not convince a wealthy man to construct them. As a result almost none of Leonardo's designs were ever built. This in turn means that his inventions weren't discovered and built until long after his death, some of them could not be constructed due to the lack of tools and technology available in the 15th and 16th century's but many of those inventions have been constructed in today's world and most of them actually work well. Such inventions include: the first submarine, the ball bearing, the orthnithopter, the machine gun, diving suit, armored tank and even the first robot which was able to walk, sit and even work its jaw although no one really knows what it was capable of doing. This goes to show that Leonardo had one of the greatest minds ever in our world if he is able to think almost 300 years ahead of his time.       

This is Leonardo's ornithopter, a device which allowed human to fly like birds and believe it or not, it works!