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Des carnets postérieurs montrent que Léonard continue à s’intéresser à différents sujets d’abord par pure curiosité, puis pour les explorer de manière scientifique. Il se passionne non seulement pour le fonctionnement des choses, mais aussi pour leur raison d’être6
Walter Isaacson • Léonard de Vinci: La biographie (QUANTO) (French Edition)
“a no-nonsense-mustache,”
John McPhee • Draft No. 4
As a boy, he began narrating a story about himself to himself, a story of pluck and success, and he acted on that premise until it came true. He understood that, whether we sail to a new continent or simply travel from one day to the next, we are always headed into the unknown. Charlie had learned to treat the unknown as a friend, until life convin
... See moreDavid Von Drehle • The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!, the most-gifted book of several people in this book, as well as in a wonderful short documentary called The Pleasure of Finding Things Out.
Timothy Ferriss • Tools Of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
“I think it’s easy to think of people who are extremely rational as robotic,” he said, “but I really don’t think that applies to Sam. He was a really rare combination of hyper-rational and extremely kind.”
Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Outre son instinct pour le repérage de similarités entre différents domaines, Léonard peaufine deux autres talents qui contribuent à son travail scientifique : une curiosité omnivore, presque fanatique, et un sens aigu de l’observation, d’une intensité rare.