Did Da Vinci Invent Google Glass?
Leonardo Da Vinci, the 15th-century Renaissance man, is credited with envisioning or outright inventing hundreds of modern-day devices; facsimiles of everything from a machine gun to parachutes and even today's helicopter can be found in his detailed drawings. The schematics and notes he left behind are a treasure trove for researchers, including Dr. Burt Wilde. The University of Illinois researcher says he’s discovered evidence that the first design for something very much like Google Glass was created by the master himself. “The drawing is rudimentary, but the text and notation are unmistakable,” said Wilde in a phone interview. The 29-year-old nuclear physicist has been poring over Da Vinci’s work for the better part of three years, searching not for Google Glass, but for some fresh ideas on cold fusion. “It’s not that I think Da Vinci imagined nuclear power –- although, I guess he could have –- but he did have unique ways of thinking about everyday problems,...