Exhibition "People like Birds"

The exhibition "People like Birds" is open at the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology in the catalogues and Reference bibliographic literature hall of the main library building from March 27 to April 27, 2024. The publications presented at the exhibition tell in detail about the history of the origin of aeronautics – from the first aircraft and simple gliders to modern supersonic aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and hypersonic missiles; about outstanding scientists, engineers, designers who created and are creating aviation and rocket and space technology today; about the main achievements and victories of Russian cosmonautics on the way to space exploration, as well as about the prospects for further exploration of the Solar System and flights to other planets.

The exhibition is addressed to a wide range of readers, to everyone who is interested in the history, present and future of human exploration of airspace.

During the preparation of the exhibition, monographs, collections of works and conferences, works of outstanding Russian and Soviet scientists, encyclopedic and popular science publications from the fund of the State Scientific and Technical Library of Russia, electronic library systems ZNANIUM, University Library online, digital educational resource IPR SMART were used.

The bibliographic list of references can be found by direct link or in the Readers /Thematic exhibitions section.