Engineering an Empire ~ Da Vinci's World

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the fourteenth and final episode of the acclaimed documentary series Engineering an Empire that highlights the engineering and architectural achievements of some of history’s greatest civilizations and the empires they created.

This instalment of Engineering an Empire recreates the turmoil and glory of the Renaissance World of Leonardo da Vinci and attempts to answer some very intriguing questions.

Leonardo’s Marvelous Inventions

Today on Far Future Horizons we explore the life and work of a man, who more than anyone else in history, epitomizes the Age of the Renaissance - Leonardo da Vinci.

In this episode of the History Channel’s Modern Marvels we take another close look at the technological innovations that flowed forth from Leonardo’s prodigious imagination and intellect.

Nearly 500 years after his death, Leonardo da Vinci still intrigues us. Most people think of him as a great artist, but he was also a remarkable scientist and inventor. His love of mechanics was unparalleled and he filled his notebooks with pages of incredible machines--from weapons of war to "Ships of the Skies", from submarines and scuba suits to robots and an analogue computer...even contact lenses and alarm clocks! 

Leonardo da Vinci's Flying Machine

Carl Sagan's Cosmos – Journeys in Space and Time

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the eighth episode of Carl Sagan’s highly acclaimed PBS documentary series – Cosmos: Journeys in Space and Time.

DaVinci ~ The Lost Treasure

Today on Far Future Horizons we present DaVinci - The Lost Treasure, a BBC/National Geographic Channel documentary concerning the quintessential Renaissance man Leonardo daVinci.

Leonardo da Vinci and the Code He Lived By

Today on Far Future Horizons we mark the five hundredth and sixty second birthday of the quintessential Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci by presenting the documentary Leonardo da Vinci and the Code He Lived By.

Leonardo was a man who came from humble beginnings who sort to remake, and redefine his life. In a very violent world he sort to create beauty and master the forces of nature.

This documentary recreates the world, the historical epoch and political milieu, with all its intrigues and assignations, of Leonardo's society with magnificent vivacity.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vnci's Flying Machine

Today on  Far Future Horizons  we explore the life and work of one of the greatest minds in history - Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardo was the quintessential and prototypical Renaissance man and represents the epitome of the rebirth and explosive revival of intellectual and artistic achievement of this period in Florentine Italy. This was a resurgence of creativity that would spread to the rest of Europe and influence the future course of human history. Leonardo was an artist, scientist, engineer, visionary and a well accomplished polymath who straddled the worlds of both science and art. His work and creativity still fascinates us today.