The collection of the Theory of Mechanisms Department of Bauman University
contains more than 500 mechanisms models. Founded in the 1930s, the first
exhibits were models from the collections of Redtanbacher, Voight, and
Reuleaux. Later the collection expanded through the addition of models created
or manufactured by Russian specialists. Today these models form an essential
and considerable part of the collection which includes models of which only one
to three copies exist in the world.The subject material of this book is largely
unknown, but of great interest to engineers and scientists, mechanics, and
historians of technology. The book also contains information about the history
of Bauman University, the TMM department and the Russian specialists who
created the collection to give a complete overview of this unique collection
and the history of its creation.
