Why was he such a genius in so many different fields?

>>887435
I think geniuses tend to know more than most do about all sorts of topics, regardless of whether or not they specialize in something.

He was a jack of all trades, he was not great at anything, except painting.

Because he was a genius and the body of knowledge of the time wasn't as vast as today so it was easier to become multidisciplinarian.
Meanwhile, look at von neumann, a modern genius

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>implying

>>888101
>wasn't a genius at maths
>the proves he wasn't a polymath!
yea, no

>>887435
A massive outlier and hard worker. A potent combination.

>Draws Planets
>He's a botanist
>Draws Machines
>He's an engineer
He was mostly just an artist

>>888108
>drawing booty and chairs with wings makes you a polymath
yeah, nah

Polymath's were just passing down former knowledge of the fine arts through the humanities and no you are not a polymath, yet.

>>888108
>poly math
>literally multiple maths
>not good at even a single math
>not even a mono math

>>888159
>poly: prefix meaning multidtude
>Math: meaning right, rightfulness, handiness
He invented the term Renaissance Man you pleb

>>888185
It obviously was a bait.

>>887435
There really was not a whole lot to know back then.

>>888133
That's a little unfair. Several of his designs were actually built

>>887435
Fuck da popo, imma cut this bitch open, and figure out what the fuck makes up a human

>>887532
he was great at everything but painting, at which he was merely competent.

Ha ha, I actually thought that "polymath" meant a person well versed in many math areas in particular, because I've mostly only read it in maths context.

>>887435
Very high IQ. Relatively easy life with lots of spare time to experiment/learn new things >>>mix and matching of stuff(creativity).

People tend to discover shit if they have those 2 things basically. High IQ, easy life.