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Images Dated 5th August 2008: Flood barrier, Netherlands

Flood barrier, Netherlands
Flood barrier in Zeeland, Netherlands. This is part of the Deltaworks, which consists of dams, sluices, locks, dikes, and storm surge barriers

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet Pe-2 bomber and pilot, 1944

Soviet Pe-2 bomber and pilot, 1944
Soviet Pe-2 bomber and pilot. The pilot, Grigory Pasynkov, held the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Photographed in December 1944, in the St Petersburg region of Russia

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Small windmill

Small windmill used to drive a pump, which alters water levels in irrigation ditches. Behind the windmill are a row of houses (centre) that have solar panels fitted into the roofline

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet Arctic explorer Papanin, 1937

Soviet Arctic explorer Papanin, 1937
Soviet Arctic explorer Ivan Papanin (1894-1986) in 1937 while commanding the first Soviet drifting station " North Pole-1". Expedition members and equipment are in the background

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Atomic structure, artwork

Atomic structure, artwork
Atomic structure. Computer artwork of electrons orbiting a central nucleus. This is a classical schematic Bohr model of an atom

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Artificial intelligence, artwork

Artificial intelligence, artwork
Artificial intelligence, conceptual computer artwork

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, 1943

Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, 1943
Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, being reloaded by Red Army soldiers in September 1943, during World War II. At this stage in the war

Images Dated 5th August 2008: DNA autoradiogram, artwork

DNA autoradiogram, artwork. Autoradiograms show the order of nucleotide bases (basic building blocks) in a sample of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Ilyushin and test pilot Kokkinaki, 1942

Ilyushin and test pilot Kokkinaki, 1942
Soviet aircraft designer Sergei Ilyushin (centre right) and test pilot Vladimir Kokkinaki (left, in overalls), talking with a group of soldiers in front of an aircraft during World War II

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Tupolev Tu-2, Soviet WW2 bomber

Tupolev Tu-2, Soviet WW2 bomber
Tupolev Tu-2, Soviet World War II bomber. This bomber was one of the most reliable during World War II. It was built by the aircraft design bureau led by Soviet aviation engineer Andrei Tupolev

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet bomber with parasite fighters 1935

Soviet bomber with parasite fighters 1935
Soviet Aviamatka (airborne mothership) with its parasite aircraft in flight. The large aircraft is a Tupolev TB-3 four-engined heavy bomber

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet Maxim Gorky ANT-20, 1934

Soviet Maxim Gorky ANT-20, 1934
Soviet Maxim Gorky ANT-20, in 1934, acompanied by two smaller biplanes. This 8-engine monoplane, named after the Soviet author Maxim Gorky, was built between 1933 and 1934

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Spoon-feeding

Spoon-feeding
MODEL RELEASED. Spoon-feeding. Baby girl being spoon-fed

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, 1942

Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, 1942
Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers being used in Stalingrad, USSR, in 1942, to attack German positions during World War II. War broke out between Germany and the USSR in June 1941

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Chelyuskin steamship, Arkhangelsk, 1933

Chelyuskin steamship, Arkhangelsk, 1933
Chelyuskin steamship leaving Arkhangelsk port in Russia, in 1933. This Soviet exploration ship later got stuck in Arctic ice

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Eco-housing on reclaimed land, Amsterdam

Eco-housing on reclaimed land, Amsterdam
Eco-housing on reclaimed land from the sea. Photographed near Amsterdam in North Holland, Netherlands

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Wind turbines, Netherlands

Wind turbines, Netherlands
Wind turbines at Neeltje-Jans Windpark, near a Deltaworks flood barrier (white, centre) in Zeeland, Netherlands. Wind power is a renewable and clean source of energy for electricity production

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Domestic solar panelling

Domestic solar panelling built into the roofline of a row of houses. Each solar, or photovoltaic, panel is made up of many solar cells that convert light into electrical energy

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Wind turbine, Netherlands

Wind turbine, Netherlands
Wind turbine at Neeltje-Jans Windpark in Zeeland, Netherlands. Wind power is a renewable and clean source of energy for electricity production

Domestic solar panelling built into the roofline of a row of houses. Each solar, or photovoltaic, panel is made up of many solar cells that convert light into electrical energy

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Hydroelectric power substation

Hydroelectric power substation. A substation converts electricity from power station levels to transmission levels, or from transmission levels to domestic levels

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Rescue of Soviet Arctic expedition, 1938

Rescue of Soviet Arctic expedition, 1938
Rescue of Soviet Arctic expedition. Members of the first Soviet drifting station " North Pole-1", in 1938, being rescued from their ice floe in the Arctic, which had started to break up

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Tupolev R-6, Soviet 1930s bomber

Tupolev R-6, Soviet 1930s bomber. This two-engined medium bomber had its first flight in 1929. It entered service with the Russian Air Force in 1932, but by 1936 was in use only for transport

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Ilyushin DB-3, Soviet WW2 bomber

Ilyushin DB-3, Soviet WW2 bomber
Ilyushin DB-3, Soviet World War II bomber. This long-range bomber was built by the aircraft design bureau led by Soviet aviation engineer Sergei Ilyushin (1894-1977)

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Ilyushin Il-4, Soviet WW2 bomber

Ilyushin Il-4, Soviet WW2 bomber
Ilyushin Il-4, Soviet World War II bomber. This long-range bomber was built by the aircraft design bureau led by Soviet aviation engineer Sergei Ilyushin (1894-1977)

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet ANT-6 bomber, 1930

Soviet ANT-6 bomber, 1930
Soviet ANT-6 bomber, on skis, in 1930. This long-range bomber was built by the aircraft design bureau led by Soviet aviation engineer Andrei Tupolev (1888-1972)

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Tupolev TB-1P, Soviet seaplane, 1925

Tupolev TB-1P, Soviet seaplane, 1925
Tupolev TB-1P, Soviet seaplane, in 1925. This version of the TB-1 heavy bomber was designed to take off from and land on water

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Russky Vityaz, Russian biplane, 1913

Russky Vityaz, Russian biplane, 1913
Russky Vityaz, Russian biplane. This multi-engined aeroplane, the first 4-engine plane in the world, was built in 1913 by the Russian aviation engineer Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)

Images Dated 5th August 2008: USSR-1 high-altitude balloon, 1933

USSR-1 high-altitude balloon, 1933
USSR-1 high-altitude balloon, after take-off. This Soviet balloon set a world record altitude in October 1933, reaching the stratosphere and a height of 18, 514 metres

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Polikarpov I-15, Soviet fighter, 1935

Polikarpov I-15, Soviet fighter, 1935
Polikarpov I-15, Soviet fighter, in flight. This fighter plane was in use from 1934 to 1941. It was built by the aircraft design bureau led by the Soviet aircraft engineer Nikolai Polikarpov

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Petlyakov Pe-8, Soviet WW2 bomber

Petlyakov Pe-8, Soviet WW2 bomber
Petlyakov Pe-8, Soviet World War II bomber. This aircraft was built by the aircraft design bureau led by the Soviet aircraft engineer Vladimir Petlyakov (1891-1942)

USSR-1 high-altitude balloon, 1933
USSR-1 high-altitude balloon, before take-off. This Soviet balloon set a world record altitude in October 1933, reaching the stratosphere and a height of 18, 514 metres

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet glider Rabfakovets, 1920s

Soviet glider Rabfakovets, 1920s. This glider was designed and built by the the Soviet aviation engineer Sergei Ilyushin (1894-1977) in the 1920s

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet N-209 transpolar flight, 1937

Soviet N-209 transpolar flight, 1937
Soviet N-209 transpolar flight taking off, on 12th August 1937. Earlier in the year, several successful transpolar flights had been made from the USSR to the USA

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Kamovs Ka-8 helicopter, 1946

Kamovs Ka-8 helicopter, 1946
Kamovs Ka-8 helicopter. This helicopter was designed by the Soviet aviation engineer Nikolai Kamov (1902-1972). Kamov built his first autogyro in 1929, and this led to his later helicopter designs

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet ANT-25 transpolar aircraft, 1937

Soviet ANT-25 transpolar aircraft, 1937
Soviet ANT-25 transpolar aircraft. This is the aircraft in which a Soviet crew carried out the first transpolar flight over the Arctic, from 17-20th June 1937

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Barrage balloon over Moscow, 1942

Barrage balloon over Moscow, 1942
Barrage balloon over Moscow, USSR, in 1942, during World War II. War broke out between Germany and the USSR in June 1941, when Germany invaded the USSR

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet transpolar flight crew, USA, 1937

Soviet transpolar flight crew, USA, 1937
Soviet transpolar flight crew, in Los Angeles, USA, in July 1937. From left to right, the three Soviet pilots are: Andrei Yumashev, Sergei Danilin and Mikhail Gromov

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet US-4 glider, 1966

Soviet US-4 glider, 1966
Soviet US-4 glider. This glider, or sailplane, was designed by the Soviet aircraft engineer Oleg Antonov (1906-1984). Eleven of these aircraft were built in the USSR in 1935

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Otto Lilienthal testing a glider, 1890s

Otto Lilienthal testing a glider, 1890s
Lilienthal testing a glider in Germany in the 1890s. Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) was a German aviation pioneer, who became known as the " Glider King" for his many experiments with gliders

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet N-209 transpolar flight crew, 1937

Soviet N-209 transpolar flight crew, 1937
Soviet N-209 transpolar flight crew, before their fatal flight on 12th August 1937. They flew a modified DB-A aircraft (background) from Moscow over the Arctic towards Alaska

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Chelyuskin search and rescue, 1934

Chelyuskin search and rescue, 1934
Chelyuskin search and rescue aviators from the USA and the Soviet Union, in front of a seaplane. From left to right: Soviet navigator Viktor Levchenko, Soviet pilot Sigizmund Levanevsky

Chelyuskin search and rescue, 1934
Chelyuskin search and rescue in 1934. Aeroplane after landing in Provideniya Bay in the far north-east of Russia, to rescue the crew and passengers on the ship Chelyuskin

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Soviet Pe-2 bomber and crew, 1942

Soviet Pe-2 bomber and crew, 1942
Soviet Pe-2 bomber and crew. Soviet pilots preparing for a flight in a Pe-2 bomber during World War II. This bomber was built by the design bureau led by Soviet aviation engineer Vladimir Petlyakov

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Robot head, computer artwork

Robot head, computer artwork
Albert Einstein robot head. Computer artwork of a robot head. This model will be used as a template for a robot Albert Einstein

Images Dated 5th August 2008: Humanoid robot skull

Humanoid robot skull. Technician adjusting a robot skull. The skull will form the base of a humanoid robot created by Hanson Robotics, USA

Humanoid robot skull, Diagram of a robot skull that will form the base of a robot Albert Einstein head created by US robot designer David Hanson

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