by Stefan Klein · Fischer S. Verlag GmbH · tapa dura · ISBN 9783100396129
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«Da Vincis Vermächtnis oder Wie Leonardo die Welt neu erfand» is Stefan Klein's popular science essay in hardback (336 pages, in German).
The book presents Leonardo da Vinci as a scientist and inventor as well as a painter, and argues that his method of connecting very different fields of knowledge was a new way of thinking. Klein analyses the secret of the Mona Lisa, Leonardo's fascination with water and his dream of flying, and reconstructs both his achievements and his failures.
Published by Fischer S. Verlag GmbH in 2008; non-fiction work on art history and science.
For those interested in Leonardo, art history and science; requires no prior knowledge and is accessible to young readers.
Stefan Klein is a physicist, author, essayist and visiting professor at Berlin University of the Arts. He is best known for his books The Science of Happiness and Time: A User's Guide. His works have been translated into 25 languages and became bestsellers in many countries.
