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...exhibit portrays Da Vinci as a perennial tinkerer who tried his hand at all sorts of inventions, rarely finishing one before moving on to a new project...
...Da Vinci was intrigued by the concept of flight and made several attempts to design flying machines. His concepts range from imitations of bird wings to one sketch which critics have noted closely resembles the modern helicopter...
Despite his humanitarian nature, Da Vinci also created many machines of war. He built a predecessor of the modern tank which would allow soldiers to attack from behind a protected layer of armor...
However, some controversy has arisen over the exhibit because the so-called "biggest exhibit ever" of Da Vinci contains mostly reproductions, not originals, and attributes some of the displayed artwork to Da Vinci, although critics say they are almost certainly not his work...
However, the Museum of Science says the exhibit is appropriately placed because it emphasizes the scientific aspects of Da Vinci's work as opposed to the artistic...