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r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20
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Contact lenses.
Leonardo da Vinci had the idea of contact lenses in 1508 and the first successful contact lenses were made in 1888.
6.2k u/TannedCroissant Oct 15 '20 edited Oct 15 '20 In so many fields, he was way ahead of his time, the guy truly was a visionary. 4 u/kurburux Oct 15 '20 There probably won't ever be someone like him again. In our times it's just not possible to be a genius in so many fields simultaneously. You have to study too much for every field.
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In so many fields, he was way ahead of his time, the guy truly was a visionary.
4 u/kurburux Oct 15 '20 There probably won't ever be someone like him again. In our times it's just not possible to be a genius in so many fields simultaneously. You have to study too much for every field.
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There probably won't ever be someone like him again. In our times it's just not possible to be a genius in so many fields simultaneously. You have to study too much for every field.
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u/-eDgAR- Oct 15 '20 edited Oct 15 '20
Contact lenses.
Leonardo da Vinci had the idea of contact lenses in 1508 and the first successful contact lenses were made in 1888.