The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer - Hardcover

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0715350110 ISBN 13: 9780715350119

Publisher: David and Charles, 1971

Synopsis

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) was one of the outstanding civil engineers of the nineteenth century. He began his professional life while still in his teens, as his father's chief assistant engineer on the Thames Tunnel, and remains famous for projects including the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the SS Great Eastern. This study by his elder son, who was assisted in technical details by his engineer brother and by colleagues of their father, was published in 1870. The opening and closing chapters discuss Brunel's childhood and his private life, but the main body of the book presents Brunel's work thematically, with sections on bridges, railways, steamships, and dock and pier works. In all these areas Brunel was an innovator, pioneering the use of new materials and revolutionising early Victorian transport networks. The book also includes reports to the directors of the Great Western Railway and Great Western Steamship Company.

About this title

Book Description:

By the time of his death aged 53, Isambard Kingdom Brunel had made a major impact on Victorian civil engineering with projects including the Great Western Railway, the Clifton suspension bridge, and transatlantic steamships. This biography by his son, with technical input from Brunel's former colleagues, was published in 1870.

About the Author:

Isambard Brunel Jr. was son of I.K. Brunel and published this biography in 1870. Chapters 7 and 14 were written by William Bell, a member of I.K. Brunel's engineering staff.

About this edition

• Publisher: David and Charles
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 0715350110
• ISBN 13: 9780715350119
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 568