Leonardo Da Vinci

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Leonardo Da Vinci

• By Casey and Gabbie Pepin

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• Gabbie Before we start this interview, I would
  like to have some back round information. So
  Leonardo, can you tell me a bit about your family
  and when and where you were born?
• Leonardo Yes. I was born on April 15, 1452. I
  was born in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, in the
  lower valley of the Arno River, in the territory
  of Florence. My parents were Messer Piero
  Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci my father, and my
  mother Caterina.
• Gabbie What about your later life, did you ever
  get married or have children?
• Leonardo No. I didnt get married or have
  children. Though I did have a very close lady
  friend whos name was Isabelle dEste. I once
  painted a portrait of her.

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• Gabbie Did you spend most of your life in Vinci?
• Leonardo After I was born in Vinci I moved to
  Anchiano where I lived for the first 5 years of
  my life. Then I moved back to Vinci to live in my
  uncles, fathers, and grandparents household.
• Gabbie Leonardo da Vinci. Thats an interesting
  name. What does it mean?
• Leonardo Well actually my full name is Leonardo
  di ser Piero da Vinci. Which means Leonardo
  (son) of (Mes)ser Piero, from Vinci. You see I
  have no surname. Da Vinci simply means of Vinci
  

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• Gabbie We just saw some of your inventions and
  ideas that became the corner stone for modern day
  thinking. Can you tell me anything about them?
• Leonardo Yes. Many of them were war machines
  that I have built or have blue prints for. This
  one is now sometimes described as an armored car,
  but whatever that is, I was just thinking that it
  would be very useful in battle.

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• Gabbie What were some of the ranged weapons you
  built?
• Leonardo I built cannons, a form of machine
  guns, war ships, and more.
• Gabbie So you built many war machines. Was that
  what you enjoy doing?
• Leonardo NO! I did not like it, but sometimes
  thats what I had to do. I was a humanitarian.

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• Gabbie As a humanitarian what did you do to
  express yourself?
• Leonardo I was a vegetarian, and it was often a
  hobby of mine to buy caged birds and set them
  free. I had a very strong respect for life.
• Gabbie With the time you spent with birds did
  you ever dream of flying?
• Leonardo Yes. I also had many blue prints of
  flying machines, including helicopters and
  gliders.

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• Gabbie Leonardo some people believe that you are
  the father of modern day science. What do you say
  about this? And what inventions do you think
  people are basing this on?
• Leonardo I say thank you to those people and Im
  honored. I believe they might be thinking of the
  canal system I designed to irrigate fields and
  that provided transportation. I also created a
  moving bridge for the Duke of Milan.
• Gabbie What other ideas and inventions are you
  known for?
• Leonardo I established modern techniques of
  highly accurate scientific illustrations of
  Embryo in the womb. I am also known for my
  drawings of the human anatomy. But some people
  only know of me from some of my blueprints that I
  was never able to complete.