Kulikov. The Chief Mechanic of Russia

Ivan Kulibin — a self-taught Russian inventor of the 18th century, far ahead of his time. Without any special education, he built things that were admired by the best scientists in the world. How much he invented! A "self-moving" carriage — the prototype of future automobiles. A self-propelled vessel, abolishing the hard labor of barge hauliers. Fireworks that even the most skilled pyrotechnicians in China would envy. And his famous clock — a gift to Empress Catherine — still resides in the "Hermitage" museum in St. Petersburg, amazing and delighting both ordinary people and specialists. This is the second edition of the book "Kulikov". It enjoyed such success that it sold out in the shortest possible time.