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Leonardo da Vinci

by Walter Isaacson · 2017

Walter Isaacson's biography of Leonardo da Vinci, built from notebooks and focused on curiosity, invention, science, and art.

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Bill Gates Co-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

Recommended Gates Notes list via TIME article

More than any other Leonardo book I've read, this one helps you see him as a complete human being and understand just how special he was.

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TIME · 2018-05-21 · accessed 2026-06-20

TIME reports Gates's 2018 summer Gates Notes list and quotes his comments on Leonardo da Vinci.

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