The Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer - Hardcover

Brunel, Isambard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1297499247 ISBN 13: 9781297499241

Publisher: Andesite Press, 2015

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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: Andesite Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1297499247
• ISBN 13: 9781297499241
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 620