Da Vinci, Vaucanson, and Tesla: Three Tech Pioneers Obsessed with Birds
MarwaEldiwiny · x · 2026-08-15
The author lists three historical figures they wish to interview—Leonardo da Vinci, Jacques de Vaucanson, and Nikola Tesla—noting a shared fascination with birds. Da Vinci studied flight obsessively, Vaucanson built a mechanical duck to replicate animal behavior, and Tesla had an extraordinary relationship with pigeons.
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