Thngs: the digital archive celebrating 200 years of Russian science

Thngs, the digital archive of things, has recently digitalised an exhibition of Russian scientific achievements over the last 200 years, drawing from the collection of the Moscow Polytechnic Museum.

Following on from the success of the museum exhibition entitled “Russia Makes its Own”, this new online archive provides easy access to appreciate the inventions of the last two centuries, described as the “golden age for Russian scientists”.

The archive is separated into themes, including Plasma Energy, Nuclear Energy, Radio +, Illusions, Natural Analogues and Beyond the Space and is comprised of an invention timeline, short syntheses for each theme and an impressive collection of images.

Click here to explore more on how Russian science has helped to fundamentally shape the world we live in today, from the Babushka Lamp to the Kazbek and Sokol spacesuit, and from Slavyanov’s Welding set to Obninsk, the world’s first nuclear power station.