1. Comparison of Leonardo daVinci & Thomas EdisonDD
Leonardo daVinci
Thomas Edison
Similarities
Ahead of his time
Very hard worker
Kept written documents of his work
Lived during times of great advancements in society
Very curious about things
Started inventing at a young age
Self taught (low education)
Had some unsuccessful ideas
Encouraged by parents
Wrote in reverse
Kept his ideas to himself
Did not finish many of his projects
Lived in Europe – Never travelled to America
Technology did not exist to build his inventions
Worked alone
Also a great artist & sculptor
Lived in the 1400’s
Lived 67 years
Published his ideas
Patented his ideas so they would not be stolen
Lived in United States
Finished his projects
Worked with teams of inventors
Technology existed to build his inventions
Used advertising to promote his inventions
Lived 84 years
Not an artist but visualized and drew out his ideas
Leonardo daVinci & Thomas Edison were both very important contributors to the world of inventing. Using the list provided, complete the Venn Diagram to show what they had in common as well as how they were different from each other