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phoenix Fri 03-May-19 20:06:11

Hello all, usual good wishes!

Now, this isn't exactly an argument, but Mr P and I have been discussing this and cannot agree, so we are asking you!

Who would you say was the greater/more important/made the greatest contribution of these two, Leonardo da Vinci or Albert Einstein?

LuckyFour Sat 04-May-19 10:13:43

Einstein changed the world, de Vinci changed how we look at things ie our view of the world. Einstein for me.

KatyK Sat 04-May-19 09:52:27

Leonardo. We watched a programme this week called 'The Mona Lisa Myth' or something. Leonardo was unbelievably amazing.

M0nica Sat 04-May-19 09:34:50

Comparing apples and artichokes.

lemongrove Sat 04-May-19 08:36:58

phoenix grin this is the sort of debate my small DGS enjoys.... as in ‘Grandma, which is better, a T Rex or Iron Man?’
Impossible choice!

TwiceAsNice Sat 04-May-19 08:30:26

Leonardo. Beautiful art and his invention ideas have all them in happened how could he imagine them in the time that he lived. The Sistine Chapel beats everything

toscalily Sat 04-May-19 07:20:28

Alima, sorry, did not intend to copy what you said. I read original post and skimmed down to the bottom and posted. Great minds & all that grin

toscalily Sat 04-May-19 07:18:05

Leonardo da Vinci without a doubt, a man ahead of his time.

Alima Sat 04-May-19 06:34:33

Da Vinci, he was way ahead of his time. I think Einstein had more at his disposal at his time.

phoenix Sat 04-May-19 05:58:40

BradordLass as I said in the OP, it's not an "argument" as such, more a sort of debate!.

And in a way you can compare apples to pears, as in saying which you prefer (can't stand pears myself)

BradfordLass72 Sat 04-May-19 05:36:52

Futile argument.
You can't compare apples and pears.

vissos Sat 04-May-19 01:10:49

Einstein - much better hair ? (secondary school gal here!)

Izabella Fri 03-May-19 23:35:55

A difficult one. Leonardo was a polymath so had a broader skill set and was able to apply himself to a wide range of subjects. Leonard was a visionary even in science, but did not have technology or the later development of science to underpin his visions. Einstein was able to apply his work living in a later time to a greater degree.

I think they were equals in their own time(s). We can't really judge who was greater from our 21st century standpoint imho. Having said that if I had a choice of which one I would like to 'meet' then Leonardo would win every time.

callgirl1 Fri 03-May-19 22:14:41

I`ve never been one for science, art trumps it every time, so Leonardo for me.

Jane10 Fri 03-May-19 22:04:20

This argument is unsettleable! It's comparing two such different skill sets. We're lucky we had them both.

fairisle Fri 03-May-19 22:02:13

Einstein

Urmstongran Fri 03-May-19 21:54:09

I’m way too uneducated to join in this discussion!
?

On a Friday night my husband and I discuss the merits of the local bars .... and whether a pizza trumps pasta!

???

MawBroonsback Fri 03-May-19 21:22:09

Did you see Fiona Bruce’s programme on him last night?
Funnily enough, his art was the talent he rated least of all!

phoenix Fri 03-May-19 21:18:13

Maw (etc!) humble apologies if I have transgressed in the naming of "you know who" blush

He's still my absolute hero, and if I could bring one person from the past back to life, it would be him!

Think about the things he designed when engines weren't even invented, just imagine what he could come up with now!

Bathsheba Fri 03-May-19 20:58:00

Haha, Luckygirl great minds and all that....

Bathsheba Fri 03-May-19 20:57:29

Oh Leonardo for sure. Einstein was undoubtedly a genius, a scientist par excellence, but he was a bit of a one trick pony, whereas Leonardo da Vinci was the ultimate all rounder wink

Luckygirl Fri 03-May-19 20:55:09

I'm with you phoenix - he was an all-round genius, whereas Einstein was more of a one-trick-pony.

Only on gransnet could Einstein be dismissed thus!!! grin

Deedaa Fri 03-May-19 20:52:07

I think mentally they must have been about equal, but Leonardo's artistic talent just gives him the edge.

MawBroonsback Fri 03-May-19 20:49:13

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance whose areas of interest included invention, drawing, painting, sculpting... Wikipedia

So not just me, then

phoenix Fri 03-May-19 20:45:53

Thanks to those who have taken time to respond.

Please may I ask those who have said Einstein, what made you decide that?

Mr P went for Einstein, and has put forward his reason, but would be interested to hear others reasons for their choice.

MawBroonsback Fri 03-May-19 20:45:51

AIBU - he is known as Leonardo Like we say “Michelangelo”.
Nobody talks of “The daVinci Cartoon” do they?
The forthcoming exhibitions are advertised as “Leonardo” - not da Vinci.
It’s just that stupid Dan Brown who started it.