Download or read book Brunel s Britain written by Adam Powley and published by Character-19. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few people can have had such a dramatic impact on Britain than Isambard Kingdom Brunel. More than many kings, warriors and politicians, this icon of the Victorian age transformed not just the landscape of a nation but left a lasting legacy of physical monuments and dynamic innovation that together played a major part in turning Britain into a superpower. Rather than a conventional biography of Brunel’s life, this unique book shows how this most famous of engineers revolutionised transport, industry and much more through the story of his achievements – his grand designs, innovations and technological breakthroughs. It explores in fascinating detail Brunel’s great bridges, tunnels, railways and stations; it charts how he came to revolutionise shipping with evermore ambitious projects; it examines the remarkable contribution Brunel made in other fields including construction, town planning and military applications; and it looks at the brave but flawed schemes that didn’t quite succeed but which were still testimony to his genius, as well as considering his lasting legacy. Superbly illustrated and packed with facts, detail and key information, this is a fresh and fascinating look at the extraordinary achievements of a truly great man.
Download or read book Brunel written by R. Angus Buchanan and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-06-19 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: >
Download or read book Brunel written by Steven Brindle and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Isambard Kingdom Brunel a Biography written by L T C 1910-1974 Rolt and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Isambard Kingdom Brunel written by Colin Maggs and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new biography of Britain's greatest engineer, the visionary Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Download or read book Brunel s Kingdom written by John Christopher and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brunel's Kingdom is the story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, told through the works he left behind. More than just a biography of this most famous British engineer, the book is designed to be used as a guide so that the reader can, if they wish, visit any of the relics, sites and structures featured within the book. This is an entertaining, readable and informative look at Brunel's life and career, part biography, part travel book, and lavishly illustrated. John Christopher takes a refreshing approach to look at the work of Brunel in this biographical account of the man often called the second greatest Briton of all time.
Download or read book Brunel in London written by John Christopher and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new examination of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's close association with London. His high profile engineering projects include the Thames Tunnel, Hungerford suspension bridge, Paddington station and the Great Western Railway, plus the Great Eastern steamship.
Download or read book The Lost Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel written by John Christopher and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first history of Brunel’s lost works, by acknowledged Brunel expert.
Download or read book Brunel in Gloucestershire written by John Christopher and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Cirencester station to the goods shed at Stroud, as well as the main Bristol-Birmingham railway line, the influence of Brunel is great in Gloucestershire.
Download or read book Brunel s Britain written by Derrick Beckett and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book SS Great Britain written by Helen Doe and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Brunel's most famous ship and the people who knew her, using new archive sources
Download or read book The Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Civil Engineer written by Isambard Brunel and published by London : Longmans, Green. This book was released on 1870 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isambard Kingdom Brunel written by Hourly History and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-06-07 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Civil Engineer written by Isambard Brunel and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents an autobiography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He was an English civil engineer and one of the most innovative and prolific personalities in engineering history. Moreover, Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his revolutionary designs and ingenious constructions. This work focuses on his life as well as his contribution to engineering.
Download or read book Brunel s Ships and Boats written by Helen Doe and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to provide an overview of all of Brunel’s vessels, richly illustrated, and endorsed by the SS Great Britain Trust.
Download or read book SS Great Britain 1843 1937 written by Brian Lavery and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SS Bristol, a world first with new technologies was built in 1843, went around the world 37 times, retired 1889 and now resides back home in Bristol, England where today she is conserved. Now launched in the Haynes manual treatment, her innovative technology (screw propeller, iron hull and 1000hp steam engine) are all explained along with specially commissioned photographs of the ship’s anatomy.
Download or read book The Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel written by Alfred Pugsley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1980-05-08 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1976, this book by a group of engineers, each distinguished for work in their field, describes the achievements of I. K. Brunel, the giant among nineteenth-century engineers, whose works include the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and three famous ships, Great Western, Great Britain and Great Eastern.
