Best Inventions of 2007

From the phone that has changed phones forever, to futuristic cars, to a building made of water, to a remote-controlled dragonfly — a dazzling display of ingenuity

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Inventor Leonardo da Vinci

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He gave us much more than the Mona Lisa. This Renaissance man drew up designs for an armored vehicle, a fixed-wing glider, a helicopter and a pyramid-shaped parachute.

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