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MIT engineers tested Leonardo da Vinci’s bridge design. Here’s how it held up

In 1502, Leonardo da Vinci sketched out a design for what would have been the world’s longest bridge at the time – 280 meters (918.6 feet). Although the bridge itself was never built, engineers at the ...
Live Science

Da Vinci's Forgotten Design for the Longest Bridge in the World Proves What a Genius He Was

It would have been held together by compression only. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Leonardo da Vinci was truly a Renaissance ...
Fox News

Da Vinci bridge design stuns researchers 500 years later

Perhaps the most famous painter, inventor and sculptor ever, Leonardo da Vinci's name resonates in the annals of history. While he may be best known for works such as the "Mona Lisa" and "Salvator ...
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500 years later, MIT proves Da Vinci’s bridge design works

Researchers at MIT have proven Leonardo da Vinci correct yet again, this time involving his design for what would have been at the time a revolutionary bridge. Although clients rejected da Vinci’s ...
Gizmodo

MIT Confirms a Bridge Leonardo da Vinci Designed 500 Years Ago Was an Ancient Engineering Marvel

Some 500 years after his death, researchers are still discovering just how talented and brilliant Leonardo da Vinci was. Architects and civil engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
The Hour

500 years later, MIT proves Da Vinci's bridge design works

Researchers at MIT have proven Leonardo da Vinci correct yet again, this time involving his design for what would have been at the time a revolutionary bridge. Although clients rejected da Vinci's ...