Leonardo: 500 Years into the Future

What if Leonardo da Vinci was born later? Say, in 18th, 19th, or even 20th century? He makes every engineer to feel inadequate. God knows what more would he come up with advanced tools like computers, internal combustion engine, or calculus. Never mind that he was also a great artist. Inadequacy indeed.

This special event (the only one in the USA, click the image above) at the Tech Museum lasts only until January 25th. Do not miss it. We arrived at 10am, just slightly ahead of the crowd. There are docents scheduled but I preferred just wandering semi-randomly. We spent about 3 hours there. Bring a bottle of water and pace yourself. Park at the corner of 2nd and San Carlos. San Jose downtown area has many good restaurants. Don’t forget to validate your parking at the museum.

The rest of the Tech Museum was one of thd favorites for elementary school kids. The Leonardo exhibit, however, is more for young adults and their techie parents. It is a normal museum style exhibit, with models to explain how they work, not like the rest of the Tech Museum to be hand-on.

Everytime I visited the Tech Museum, I spent 10 minutes or so fascinated by that perpetual pool ball machine on Park Ave. The machine is showing a bit age, but everything still works perfectly. Too bad the chilly wind drove us back to the car.

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