Transcript Renaissance men past and present

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.
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April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519
 Leonardo Da Vinci’s name means
Leonardo from Vinci since he did not
have a surname.
 He was a vegetarian
 He also loved animals. He would actually
buy caged animals and set them free.
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Da Vinci is recognized for inventing the
first plans for a paraglider, machine gun,
and helicopter.
Leonardo Da Vinci is recognized as the
greatest painter of all time.
 1480’s-Virgin of the Rocks
 1490’s-The Last Supper
 1500’s-Mona Lisa
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Leonardo was interested in the body
and how it functioned.
 He drew many pictures of the body after
studying it.
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February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011
 Steve 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.
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When 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.
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In 1976 he paired up with Steve again to
make the new beginning of apple
computers.
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In many ways Steve Jobs and Leonardo Da
Vinci are alike.
Differences Da Vinci
Similarities
Differences Jobs
Vegetarian
Male
Omnivore
Knew his biological
family
Genius
Adopted at birth
Loved to learn
Inventor
Bribed to study
Often started and
stopped projects
Changed the world
Kept going till
projects were done
Loved technology
http://www.leonardo-da-vincibiography.com/leonardo-da-vincianatomy.html
 http://www.biography.com/people/stev
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 Text book
 http://www.nndb.com/people/813/0000
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