Isambard Kingdom Brunel : the life of an engineering genius
Maggs, Colin Gordon2016
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In his time, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the world's greatest engineer. His list of achievements is truly breathtaking, the Thames Tunnel, the first underwater tunnel in the world, the SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven, iron-built ocean-going ship, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, then the longest span of any bridge in the world and the Great Western Railway. History has been kind to his memory, many of his creations still exist and he is lauded by historians as truly a 'Great Briton'. In this biography, Colin Maggs presents a portrait of a complex, ambitious and determined genius. But the Brunel that emerges is not without flaws; he made mistakes, personal and technical, and he wasn't always right but never admitted he was wrong.
Main title:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel : the life of an engineering genius / Colin Maggs.
Author:
Maggs, Colin Gordon, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2016.Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2016.
Collation:
310 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445640655 (hbk)
Dewey class:
624.092
Language:
English
BRN:
2314468