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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Born

in Portsmouth, England, The United Kingdom

April 09, 1806

Died

September 15, 1859

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_B...

Genre

Science, Engineering, Civil Engineering

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (/ˈɪzəmbɑrd bruːˈnɛl/; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859), was a British mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering.

Though Brunel's projects were not always successful, they often contained innovative solutions to long-standing engineering problems. During his short career, Brunel achieved many engineering "firsts", including assisting in the building of the first tunnel under a navigable river and development of SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven ocean-going iron ship, which w Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (/ˈɪzəmbɑrd bruːˈnɛl/; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859), was a British mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering.

Though Brunel's projects were not always successful, they often contained innovative solutions to long-standing engineering problems. During his short career, Brunel achieved many engineering "firsts", including assisting in the building of the first tunnel under a navigable river and development of SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven ocean-going iron ship, which was at the time (1843) also the largest ship ever built.

Brunel set the standard for a very well built railway, using careful surveys to minimise grades and curves. This necessitated expensive construction techniques and new bridges and viaducts, and the two-mile-long Box Tunnel. One controversial feature was the wide gauge, a "broad gauge" of 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm), instead of what was later to be known as 'standard gauge' of 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm). The wider gauge added to passenger comfort but made construction much more expensive and caused difficulties when eventually it had to interconnect with other railways using the narrower gauge. As a result of the Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act 1846, the gauge was changed to standard gauge throughout the GWR network.

Brunel astonished Britain by proposing to extend the Great Western Railway westward to North America by building steam-powered iron-hulled ships. He designed and built three ships that revolutionised naval engineering.

In 2002, Brunel was placed second in a BBC public poll to determine the "100 Greatest Britons". In 2006, the bicentenary of his birth, a major programme of events celebrated his life and work under the name Brunel 200.

A celebrated engineer in his era, Brunel remains revered today, as evidenced by numerous monuments to him. There are statues in London at Temple (pictured), Brunel University and Paddington station, and in Bristol, Plymouth, Swindon, Milford Haven and Saltash. ...more

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	A Nile Anthology: Travel Writing through the Centuries by Deborah Manley (Editor), Sahar Abdel-Hakim (Editor), Ebn Haukal 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1972 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Railway Eccentrics: Inconsistencies of Men of Genius Exemplified in the Practice and Precept of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Esq., and in the Theoretical Opinions of Charles Alexander Saunders 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Railway Eccentrics: Inconsistencies of Men of Genius Exemplified in the Practice and Preceptof Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Esq., and in the Theoretical Opinions of Charles Alexander Saunders 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Railway Eccentrics: Inconsistencies Of Men Of Genius Exemplified In The Practice And Precept Of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Esq., And In The Theoretical Opinions Of Charles Alexander Saunders by Sir Henry Cole (2015-09-16) by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History, Treatment, and Diseases of the Horse: Embrancing an Account of his Introduction and use in Various Countries ... : With a Treatise on Draught, and a Copious Index by William Youatt, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Youatt's History, Treatment, and Diseases of the Horse ...: With a Treatise on Draught, and a Copious Index by William Youatt, Isambard Kingdom Brunel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History, Treatment, and Diseases of the Horse: Embrancing an Account of his Introduction and use in Various Countries ... : With a Treatise on Draught, and a Copious Index by William Youatt, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I've always found the, the wisest and safest plans go straight in the direction that you believe to be right, and to plan without fear or compromise.”
― Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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