Author: John ChristopherPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624249
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The first history of Brunel’s lost works, by acknowledged Brunel expert.
Brunel
Author: Steven BrindlePublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited
ISBN: 9780297844082
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
One of the great minds of the 19th century, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was responsible for some of the most impressive engineering feats of his day. By the age of 26, he had been appointed chief engineer of the Great Western Railway, linking Bristol to London. His love of steamships led him to build a series of revolutionary vessels, including the Great Britain--the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. Illustrated with a wealth of blueprints, drawings, and rare photographs, celebrated British television personality Jeremy Clarkson's new biography tracks the life and achievements of this Victorian-era genius. A fascinating portrait of ambition and innovation, Clarkson's book provides ample evidence to support the claim that Brunel was indeed "the man who built the world."
Author: Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Author: L. T. C. RoltPublisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
ISBN: 9780140117523
Category : Civil engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. L. T. C. Rolt's masterly biography is the definitive work on Brunel, tracing the life, times and monumental achivements of the man who helped to build modern Britain.
Author: Lionel Thomas Caswell RoltBrunel
Author: Steven BrindlePublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1780226489
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
A celebration of the life and engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by two of the world's foremost authorities. In his lifetime, Isambard Kingdom Brunel towered over his profession. Today, he remains the most famous engineer in history, the epitome of the volcanic creative forces which brought about the Industrial Revolution - and brought modern society into being. Brunel's extraordinary talents were drawn out by some remarkable opportunities - above all his appointment as engineer to the new Great Western Railway at the age of 26 - but it was his nature to take nothing for granted, and to look at every project, whether it was the longest railway yet planned, or the largest ship ever imagined, from first principles. A hard taskmaster to those who served him, he ultimately sacrificed his own life to his work in his tragically early death at the age of 53. His legacy, though, is all around us, in the railways and bridges that he personally designed, and in his wider influence. This fascinating new book draws on Brunel's own diaries, letters and sketchbooks to understand his life, times, and work.
Brunel in Cornwall
Author: John ChristopherPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445618788
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
John Christopher, an acknowledged expert on Brunel, takes us on a tour of Cornwall, exploring his works in the county. This is the latest in a series of books which are about rediscovering Brunel's works in your area.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Author: Hourly HistoryPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781521426371
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel. One of the most famous engineers the United Kingdom has ever produced. A man who put his stamp on his own country in the most visible way possible; through the construction of bridges and tunnels that stand to this day and by transforming both the landscape and the nature of society.In 2002, Brunel was voted the second Greatest Briton of all time in a BBC survey, second only to Winston Churchill and putting names such as Darwin, Shakespeare, and Newton behind him. In 2006, numerous events were held across the United Kingdom in celebration of Brunel's 200th birthday. There are few engineers with such a long-lasting and widespread legacy. Inside you will read about... ✓ The Foundations ✓ Brunel and Son ✓ The Great Western Railway ✓ Brunel the Shipbuilder ✓ Bridge over the River Tamar And much more!This book will tell the story of the man known affectionately as "the Little Giant," through telling the story of the incredible achievements that made him a household name in his own lifetime and to the present day.
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