Person: Zhukovsky, Nikolai Egorovich

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Nikolai Joukowski or Zhukovsky was a Russian scientist who did pioneering work on aerodynamics. He is best known for the so-called Joukowski aerofoil.

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Born 17 January 1847, Orekhovo, Vladimir gubernia, Russia. Died 17 March 1921, Moscow, USSR.

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