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=**Famous Inventors of the Renaissance**=

Leonardo Da Vinci-Born April 15, 1452, Died May, 2, 1519

Leonardo Da Vinci, also know as the Renaissance Man, invented{or came up with the blue prints for} many things, of which include-the helicopter (which quite possibly inspired the man who built it) ,the automobile,the automaton,the list goes on. For more information pertaining to Da Vinci check the bottom of the page and watch the video. The picture below is of Leonardos, automaton(or robot.)The Robot could move its arms and head as a replica to a real knight.

Johannes Gutenberg-Born in about 1398, Died February 3, 1468

Gutenberg revolutionized text copying with his invention of the printing press. Because of the printing press, books and writings could be mass produced and sold at a much lower cost, thus allowing things such as the Bible to be spread to many people, not just the Nobility. This also got rid of the need for priests to write books by hand.The picture below is of Gutenbergs printing press. To see a video on Gutenberg look at the bottom of the page.



Peter Henlein-Born 1480, Died-1542

Peter Henlein invented the pocket watch. The pocket watch allowed people to check the time anywhere, at any time, thus getting rid of the need to look at a clock tower every once and a while. Below is a video of Henleins ingenious invention.

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