Brunel by Dan Cruickshank

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Brunel by Dan Cruickshank

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A celebration of the life and engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by two of the world's foremost authorities.

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Brunel by Dan Cruickshank

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.
Steven Brindle is a celebrated author and historian. He is regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on Brunel and is famed for discovering and saving Brunel's 'lost' iron bridge at Paddington. His previous books include the critically acclaimed PADDINGTON STATION: ITS HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE.
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ISBN 13 9780753821251
ISBN 10 0753821257
Title Brunel
Author Dan Cruickshank
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2006-10-05
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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