Statue of the Soviet Russian aerodynamics scientist Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky (1847-1921) in Moscow, Russia

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Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky (January 17, 1847, Orekhovo, Vladimir Governorate - March 17, 1921, Moscow) was a Russian scientist, founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics. Whereas contemporary scientists scoffed at the idea of human flight, Zhukovsky was the first to undertake the study of airflow.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Statue of Nikolay Zhukovsky, Leningradsky Avenue, Moscow, Russian Federation, Eastern Europe
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