- Doing DaVinci
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Doing DaVinci Genre Popular science Starring Valek Sykes, Bill Duggan, Flash Hopkins, Jurgen Heimann, Alan Bovinett, Terry Sandin Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 10 Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel Original run April 13, 2009 – August 23, 2010 (US) External links Website 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.[1]
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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.[2]
- Terry Sandin, a mechanical and animatronics engineer and a host of Prototype This!
The team consults with da Vinci researcher Jonathan Pevsner to understand the inventions and decide on materials for their construction.
Construction
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.[3] 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.
Episode list
# Title Original air date[4] 01 "Armored Tank" April 13, 2009 The team creates an armored gear-propelled tank operated by an eight man team and capable of firing in a full 360° range. 02 "Siege Ladder" April 20, 2009 03 "Scythe Chariot" April 27, 2009 04 "Machine Gun" May 4, 2009 The team creates a multi-barrel cannon capable of firing eleven shots at once. 05 "Self Propelled Carts" May 11, 2009 The hosts split into two teams and compete to build the fastest self propelled cart. 06 "Catapult" May 18, 2009 07 "Air Screw" August 16, 2010[5] 08 "Double Crossbow" August 23, 2010[5] 09 "Double Catapult" September 22, 2010 (South East Asia) 10 "Springald Cannon" September 29, 2010 (South East Asia) 
"Machine Gun"
Notes
- ^ "About Doing DaVinci". Discovery Channel. http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/doing-davinci/about/about.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Lafayette, Jon (2009-03-25). "Discovery Is ‘Doing da Vinci’". TVWeek. http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/03/discovery_is_doing_da_vinci.php. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ "Autodesk Inventor in Discovery Channel Series “Doing DaVinci”". Vizworld. 2009-04-26. http://www.vizworld.com/2009/04/autodesk-inventor_in-discovery-channel-series-doing-davinci/. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ "Doing DaVinci Episode Guide". EpisodeWorld.com. http://www.episodeworld.com/show/Doing_DaVinci. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ a b Doing DaVinci episode list, MSN TV website
Categories:- Non-fiction television series
- 2009 American television series debuts
- Discovery Channel shows
- Science education television series
- Leonardo da Vinci
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