Brunel, Isambard Kingdom by Richard Tames

Brunel, Isambard Kingdom by Richard Tames

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The greatest engineer of his age, Brunel accomplished works that others refused to contemplate: the Clifton suspension bridge, the Box tunnel, the first ship to built entirely of iron. Engineer of the Great Western Railway.

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Brunel, Isambard Kingdom by Richard Tames

Isambard Kingdom Brunel achieved what lesser men failed even to contemplate. The famous sone of a famous father, he was acknowledged in his own lifetime as the greatest engineer in an era of engineering titans. Brunel helped drive the first tunnel under a navigable river, built the first all-iron ship, bridged the Tamar and the Avon, constructed the first railway to run express services and launched the world's first true luxury liner - a vessel five times bigger than any previously attempted.
Richard Tames is the originator of the 'Lifelines' series. After reading history at Pembroke College, Cambridge, he took his Master's degree at Birkbeck College, London. He teaches for Syracuse University's London programme and is a qualified 'Blue Badge' tourist guide and the author over of a hundred books.
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ISBN 13 9780747804598
ISBN 10 0747804591
Title Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
Author Richard Tames
Series Lifelines Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2003-12-01
Number of pages 48
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