Engineering

Introduction

During the Renaissance, many engineering advancements were made. Many different engineers designed things that made life during the Renaissance easier. Most of these inventions also contributed to the way life is today. The Renaissance was a great period for new advancements in society.

Mathematical Formulas

After new mathematical formulas were developed, engineers and architects could use them to strengthen the buildings they made. They could use these formulas to make buildings stronger and helped them make better designing plans.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci, who was considered a Renaissance Man, was a very important engineer during the renaissance. Some of the inventions he created were the catapult, the parachute (da Vinci's parachute design was used as a design for people who created the first parachute), his flying machine, the aerial screw, and the ornithopter, which is an aircraft that flies using flapping wings. Leonardo also designed many bridges during this time. He was a very good engineer that created many different inventions.

Leonardo da Vinci also designed the beginnings of tanks and cars. His car design was a self-propelled cart, which was a wooden wheeled cart with three wheels. It was never actually made (by him) but it would have been programmed to drive straight, or turned at pre-set angles. Da Vinci's design was a spring powered cart.

Conclusion

Most of the engineering of the Renaissance were very crucial to the development of engineering today. The mathematical formulas help us build better, stronger buildings, and some of da Vinci's drawings inspired us to invent planes and helicopters that get people off the ground. Overall, almost all advancements they made in the renaissance affect society today.

Mathematical Formulas

Leonardo da Vinci''s Glider Design