Steven Brindle

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Brunel: The Man Who Built the World (Revised)Paperback - Revised, 1 June 2021

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Part of Series
Phoenix Press
Print Length
208 pages
Language
English
Publisher
George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Date Published
1 Jun 2021
ISBN-10
0753821257
ISBN-13
9780753821251

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.

Product Details

Author:
Steven Brindle
Book Edition:
Revised
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 June 2021
Dimensions:
19.66 x 13.06 x 1.7 cm
ISBN-10:
0753821257
ISBN-13:
9780753821251
Language:
English
Pages:
208
Weight:
235.87 gm

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