Discovery Channel's Doing da Vinci 
First Episode: April 2 at 1:15 PMSecond Episode: Wednesday April 5, 6:15 PMPPLD Library 211175 Chapel Hills Drive Room B6

A different look at the Renaissance

A painter extraordinaire, Leonardo da Vinci was also a successful architect and engineer, and his drawings of military weapons have been studied for hundreds of years. Now, in this six-part series on the Discovery Channel , a team of builders, engineers and historians attempt to build these weapons, including a futuristic armored tank and a scythe chariot, using materials that were available only during da Vinci's time.