"The Signs of Time: Leonardo da Vinci's History of the Earth and the Fate of Man"
Speaker(s): Paolo Galluzzi (Museo Galileo, Florence and History Department Kratter Visiting Professor)
Based on insightful observations and daring hypotheses, Leonardo was among the first to hold that the Earth has a long history marked by continuous transformations. In his view, these changes could create environmental conditions that would make life of man and animals impossible.
Paolo Galluzzi is an expert on Leonardo Da Vinci’s engagement with technology. He is the longtime director of an important museum and research institute in Florence, Museo Galileo, and has taught periodically for Stanford OSP in Florence. His is currently president of the Leonardo commission overseeing the public commemorations in Italy this year of the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo.
