Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius March 25, 2008
Houston, Texas 77005
Six Tuesdays, March 25-April 29, 2008, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Fee: $130.00 CEUs: 0.9
Fee if registering after March 11: $140
Fee for HMNS members: $130
Fee for Rice alumni: $120
Lectures on April 1 and 8 will be held on the Rice campus; all others will be held at HMNS.
As an engineer, artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) challenged the knowledge and limitations of his era through obsessive inquiry, inventiveness and sheer dexterity, arguably contributing more to todays world than any other individual. Whether painting some of the worlds most enduring artworks, foreseeing and designing such modern military vehicles as the tank and flying machines, or examining the miniscule, internal workings of the human body, da Vinci was a man continually alert to the infinite possibilities that surrounded him. In this companion course to the da Vinci exhibition opening at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in March, local and national experts will explore the many sides of this complex mastermind.
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Added by gscs_rice on March 4, 2008