Da Vinci Press Announces Author Ann C. Pizzorusso to Speak at Science Museum of London
Ann C. Pizzorusso will introduce the "other" Leonardo: military architect, engineer, meteorologist and geologist. She'll also show his revolutionary "tweets." Could they have changed the world if he had been able to post them?
London, United Kingdom, June 27, 2016 --(PR.com)-- "Tweeting Da Vinci" author Ann C. Pizzorusso will lecture at the Science Museum of London on June 29 in conjunction with their blockbuster exhibit "Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Genius." The museum will showcase Leonardo's talents as an inventor of a submarine, parachute, scuba diving equipment and a robot as well as being an excellent military architect, hydrologist, geologist and cartographer.
Pizzorusso will highlight Leonardo's inventions, many of which came to light in 1965 when his notebooks, lost for centuries, were discovered in Madrid. These texts revolutionized Leonardo studies as they proved he accurately described laws of hydrology and wave motion, projectile projection and vortex flow movement in the early 1500s. They are also a treasure trove of a majority of his mechanical inventions, showing detailed sketches of objects which might have been realized centuries before, had these notebooks come to light sooner.
She will also discuss his role as military architect and cartographer and will show us why she thinks he was the originator of Twitter, Instagram and the Google Map.
About the author: Ann C. Pizzorusso is a geologist and Italian Renaissance scholar. after many years of doing virtually everything in the world of geology (drilling for oil, hunting for gems, cleaning up pollution in soil and groundwater) she turned her geologic skills toward Leonardo da Vinci.
About the book: "Tweeting Da Vinci" explores how the geology of Italy influenced its art, literature, architecture, medicine, religion and just about everything else. It has won ten gold medals for content and graphics.
About the Science Museum of London: As the home of human ingenuity, it aims to inspire visitors with award-winning exhibitions, iconic objects and stories of incredible scientific achievement. Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mechanics of Genius exhibit runs from February 10 to September 4, 2016. Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD.
Pizzorusso will highlight Leonardo's inventions, many of which came to light in 1965 when his notebooks, lost for centuries, were discovered in Madrid. These texts revolutionized Leonardo studies as they proved he accurately described laws of hydrology and wave motion, projectile projection and vortex flow movement in the early 1500s. They are also a treasure trove of a majority of his mechanical inventions, showing detailed sketches of objects which might have been realized centuries before, had these notebooks come to light sooner.
She will also discuss his role as military architect and cartographer and will show us why she thinks he was the originator of Twitter, Instagram and the Google Map.
About the author: Ann C. Pizzorusso is a geologist and Italian Renaissance scholar. after many years of doing virtually everything in the world of geology (drilling for oil, hunting for gems, cleaning up pollution in soil and groundwater) she turned her geologic skills toward Leonardo da Vinci.
About the book: "Tweeting Da Vinci" explores how the geology of Italy influenced its art, literature, architecture, medicine, religion and just about everything else. It has won ten gold medals for content and graphics.
About the Science Museum of London: As the home of human ingenuity, it aims to inspire visitors with award-winning exhibitions, iconic objects and stories of incredible scientific achievement. Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mechanics of Genius exhibit runs from February 10 to September 4, 2016. Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD.
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