by Michael White · Plaza & Janés · tapa dura · ISBN 9788401305054
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«Leonardo, el primer científico», by Michael White, is the biography of Leonardo da Vinci published by Plaza & Janés in hardcover (377 pages, in Spanish).
Biography that champions Leonardo da Vinci as a pioneer of modern science: it analyzes his research in anatomy, architecture, engineering, optics and astronomy, and his sketches of flying machines, tanks and submarines. It also reviews his personal life: his childhood, Verrocchio's workshop, his patrons and the rivalry with Michelangelo.
Translation by Víctor Pozanco. Includes illustrations and an index of names. Original title: Leonardo: The First Scientist (2000).
For those interested in biographies, art history and science: it combines the personal portrait of Leonardo with the context of the Renaissance and his role as an inventor.
Michael White was an Australian social worker and family therapist. He is known as the founder of narrative therapy, and for his significant contribution to psychotherapy and family therapy, which have been a source of techniques adopted by other approaches.
