Leonardo's Legacy

Resumen del libro

Revered today as, perhaps, the greatest of Renaissance painters, Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist at heart. The artist who created the Mona Lisa also designed functioning robots and digital computers, constructed flying machines and built the first heart valve. His intuitive and ingenious approach a new mode of thinking linked highly diverse areas of inquiry in startling new ways and ushered in a new era. In Leonardo's Legacy, award-winning science journalist Stefan Klein deciphers the forgotten legacy of this universal genius and persuasively demonstrates that today we have much to learn from Leonardo's way of thinking. Klein sheds light on the mystery behind Leonardo's paintings, takes us through the many facets of his fascination with water, and explains the true significance of his dream of flying. It is a unique glimpse into the complex and brilliant mind of this inventor, scientist, and pioneer of a new world view, with profound consequences for our times.

Biografía del autor

Stefan Klein nació en 1965, estudió Física y Filosofía en Múnich y Grenoble y obtuvo una licenciatura en Biofísica. Entre 1996 y 1999 fue miembro de la redacción del semanario Der Spiegel. En 1998 recibió el premio de periodismo científico Georg von Holtzbrinck. Desde el año 2000, Stefan Klein ejerce como escritor. Es autor de varias obras, entre las que destacan el éxito de ventas La fórmula de la felicidad, traducido a 24 idiomas, y La belleza del universo.