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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about Leonardo da Vinci
Page Turners
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4-1-2002
CEO PICKS: GARY HOOVER If anyone knows business and books, it’s
Gary Hoover
, founder of BookStop, the first book superstore, and founder and CEO of Hoover’s Inc., a leading online provider of business information. Hoover is also ...
Article Excerpts:
...Michael Gelb’s How to Think Like
Leonardo da Vinci
(Dell Publishing), which “brings out...
Menu
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5-15-2002
SIMPLY SOPHISTICATED
It seems perhaps the easiest of dishes to make, yet a plate of spaghetti with a tomato and basil sauce is, like all simple dishes, not a question of degrees of difficulty, but of refinement and attention to detai...
Article Excerpts:
...and texture are as delectable as the sauce.
Leonardo da Vinci
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... New York; 212-265-5959), where simplicity is, as
Leonardo da Vinci
noted, the “ultimate...
Museums
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2-1-2003
Two of history’s greatest geniuses are headlining a pair of New York exhibits. “Einstein,” on view through August 10 at the
American Museum of Natural History
, employs computer animation, 3-D models, and personal letters to re-create 190...
Article Excerpts:
...Metropolitan Museum of Art , 120 drawings by
Leonardo da Vinci
, on display through March 30, illustrate his...
Inspired By Nature
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2-1-2008
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If so, Mother Nature should be ecstatic, because scientists around the world are patterning industrial processes and all kinds of everyday products after her designs. Welcome to the field of...
Article Excerpts:
...have studied fluid mechanics since the days of
Leonardo da Vinci
. Jay Harman, CEO of Pax Scientific, asked:...
Almost Famous
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3-1-2007
SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON THINGS WITH THESE COOL LAMPS. WHETHER You've ALWAYS HAD A GREEN THUMB OR you're PICKING UP A TRIMMER FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE GET YOU READY FOR SPRING. PLUS MUCH MORE.
Article Excerpts:
...National Gallery, London Based on a drawing by
Leonardo da Vinci
, this portrait is both whimsical and horrifying.
The French Connection
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4-1-2004
Frances elaborate train system makes it easy to travel beyond the glitz of Paris to the many small and charming cities throughout the country. And its speedy TGVs make getting there as much fun as being there.
Article Excerpts:
...elegantly across the Cher. Amboise, where
Leonardo da Vinci
worked and died and is said to be buried, is in...
... buried, is in the neighborhood. A fine museum at
Leonardo da Vinci
home, Clos-Lucé, displays detailed models of his...
... his home, Clos-Lucé, displays detailed models of
Leonardo da Vinci
many inventions. Other châteaux are also...