History: May 2022 Archives
The Colour of Time: Leonardo da Vinci's CV letter
Leonardo was looking for work as an engineer and inventor with the Duke of Milan, so he sent a letter with 10 paragraphs describing his accomplishments, including these:
"4. I have also types of cannon, most convenient and easily portable, with which to hurl small stones almost like a hail-storm; and the smoke from the cannon will instill a great fear in the enemy on account of the grave damage and confusion.
"5. Also, I have means of arriving at a designated spot through mines and secret winding passages constructed completely without noise, even if it should be necessary to pass underneath moats or any river."
From the American Guide Series, a look at Texas in 1940.
