Renaissance Men Past and Present

Renaissance men past and present

Renaissance Men Past and PresentWhat is a Renaissance man?A renaissance man is a person who is skilled in many different areas. Leonardo Da Vinci is considered a Renaissance man of the past and is best known as an inventor, architect, painter, and artist.A modern day Renaissance man is Steve Jobs. He is known for being a designer, businessman, and inventor.Leonardo Da VinciEarly Life April 15, 1452 May 2, 1519Leonardo Da Vincis name means Leonardo from Vinci since he did not have a surname.He was a vegetarianHe also loved animals. He would actually buy caged animals and set them free.

Leonardo Da Vinci The InventorDa Vinci is recognized for inventing the first plans for a paraglider, machine gun, and helicopter.

Leonardo Da VinciThe PainterLeonardo Da Vinci is recognized as the greatest painter of all time.1480s-Virgin of the Rocks1490s-The Last Supper1500s-Mona Lisa

Leonardo Da VinciThe ArtistLeonardo was interested in the body and how it functioned. He drew many pictures of the body after studying it.

Steve JobsEarly LifeFebruary 24, 1955 October 5, 2011Steve Jobs was born to two university of Wisconsin graduates, Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Simpson, who set him up for adoption.At birth, he was adopted by Paul Reinhold Jobs and Clara Jobs.

Later lifeWhen he went to high school he met computer club genius Steve Wozniak. In 1974 he took a job as a video game designer at Atari. Several months later he went to India to reach or achieve spiritual enlightenment.

The Beginning of it AllIn 1976 he paired up with Steve again to make the new beginning of apple computers.Renaissance Men Past and PresentIn many ways Steve Jobs and Leonardo Da Vinci are alike.Differences Da Vinci

Similarities

Differences JobsVegetarian Male OmnivoreKnew his biological familyGenius Adopted at birthLoved to learnInventor Bribed to studyOften started and stopped projectsChanged the worldKept going till projects were doneLoved technology

Resources http://www.leonardo-da-vinci-biography.com/leonardo-da-vinci-anatomy.html http://www.biography.com/people/steve-jobs-9354805Text book http://www.nndb.com/people/813/000029726/