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Doing DaVinci

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Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
10

First episode date
  
13 April 2009

Genre
  
Popular science

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Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
2

Original network
  
Discovery Channel

Final episode date
  
15 November 2010

Language
  
English

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Starring
  
Valek Sykes Bill Duggan Flash Hopkins Jurgen Heimann Alan Bovinett Terry Sandin

Similar
  
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Doing DaVinci was a popular science television program originally aired on the Discovery Channel in which the hosts attempted to create many of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions. The show aired on a weekly schedule with the first episode broadcast on April 13, 2009.

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Team

The inventions are created by a team of six members:

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  • Valek Sykes, a special effects expert and mechanical designer
  • Bill Duggan, a carpenter and the host of Curb Appeal
  • Flash Hopkins, an artist and builder
  • Jurgen Heimann, a designer and puppeteer
  • Alan Bovinett, an entrepreneur and mechanical engineer.
  • Terry Sandin, a mechanical and animatronics engineer and a host of Prototype This!
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    The team consults with da Vinci researcher Jonathan Pevsner to understand the inventions and decide on materials for their construction.

    Construction

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    The team first consults with Jonathan Pevsner to decide on materials and map out the basics of the design. The invention is then reconstructed in Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk's Digital Prototyping solutions. Then the team heads to a workshop to begin construction. After the invention is completed it is tested to determine whether or not the build was a success.

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    References

    Doing DaVinci Wikipedia
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