Science and Technology Nauka i Tehnika #16 1937

Original vintage Soviet constructivist magazine Science and Technology Nauka i Tehnika #16 August 1937. Nauka i Tehnika was a monthly magazine on scientific and technical breakthroughs in the USSR. The cover features a drawing of testing of the record high-speed motor boat The Blue Bird by Yevgeny Voyshvillo, a Russian artist, best known for his work in the field of book illustration and seascape graphics. The issue includes articles about X-rays and crystals; large and small water cycles on the globe; the development of aviation; atmospheric ozone; astudy of the salt resources of Lake Dzhaksy-Klych in Kazakhstan; anniversary of the launching of the first three-deck ship Sovereign of the Sea in 1637 in England in Woolwich; Luigi Galvani, an Italian physician, physicist, biologist, and philosopher, who discovered animal electricity; Malcolm Campbell, a British racing motorist, and motoring journalist; and other news accompanied by illustrations and schemes. Published by Lenoblgorlit, 15 pages. Fair condition, tears on the spine and pages, browning, pencil marks.