Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

2017 · ★ 7.4 · Documentary, TV Movie

Did Leonardo da Vinci come up with all of his ideas and inventions by himself or did he also borrow some of them from ancient scientists including those who lived 1,700 years before him.

Directed by Mark Daniels

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