# gst art: an image of chaotic hydrodynamics, by "Leo"

<< One of the first to visualize these flows was scientist, artist, and engineer Leonardo da Vinci, who combined keen observational skills with unparalleled artistic talent to catalog turbulent flow phenomena. Back in 1509, Leonardo was not merely drawing pictures. He was attempting to capture the essence of nature through systematic observation and description. In this figure,  https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/daVinciWake.png   we see one of his studies of wake turbulence, the development of a region of chaotic flow as water streams past an obstacle. >>

Lee Phillips. Turbulence, the oldest unsolved problem in physics. The flow of water through a pipe is still in many ways an unsolved problem. Oct 10, 2018.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/turbulence-the-oldest-unsolved-problem-in-physics/