Question # 5 Multiple Choice
How would you relate the passage below to what happened with engineering during the Industrial Revolution?
Leonardo da Vinci was not only a painter, but also the designer and inventor of practical items, such as a spring-driven clock, weapons
of war, such as a catapult and a giant crossbow, and some things that never went beyond the conceptual stage, such as his ideas for
various types of flying machines. Although da Vinci only designed some things such as war machines—for clients who demanded
them, other things, such as his conceptual design for an early sort of helicopter, were a product of his restless curiosity and desire to
create
After the Industrial Revolution, engineers primarily worked as inventors, creating items either for paying clients or their own amusement.
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Unlike da Vinci's informal approach to engineering, engineers during the Industrial Revolution began to be formally trained as
professionals taking a systematic and often specialized approach to their work.
During the Industrial Revolution, engineers came to be instructed in how to foster the creative energy that da Vinci displayed in his
endeavors
The engineering profession became less rigidly formalized during the Industrial Revolution, so much so that afterward, engineers looked
to da Vinci as the model and inspiration for their efforts.