“Leonardo figured things out by looking at them, thinking about them and taking them apart. That compulsion to tinker has led many modern hackers to claim Leonardo retroactively as one of their own.” —Da Vinci: The Pith Behind the ManWired)
Nice backgrounder for the Da Vinci exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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