Da Vinci could be accused of playing both sides, as his notebook contained designs for several different perpetual motion machines (though it's unlikely he thought they would work), including a ...

Leonardo da Vinci, back in 1494, said: Oh ye seekers after perpetual motion, how many vain chimeras have you pursued? Go and take your place with the alchemists.

Leonardo da Vinci approached the world with a fearless ambition to expand his mind. However, as an illegitimate son, ... hoists, clocks and a perpetual motion machine.

“Perpetual Motion Study and Architectural Studies.” Photograph courtesy DC Public Library. The 12 studies shown in “In the Mind of an Italian Genius” will feature pages like “Study of a Mechanical ...

Leonardo Da Vinci tested the idea of a constantly-spinning wheel and Robert Boyle tried to ... An increasing number of scientists voiced their doubts about perpetual motion, from the time of ...

A collection of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci makes its U.S. debut in Washington, D.C. — not at a museum, but at a public library. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library hosts the exhibition.

Stephen Fry (as Leonard da Vinci, voice): “And this is the story of how I became the legendary Leonardo da Vinci.” The movie mixes both hand-drawn and stop-motion animation, which was fitting ...