| On offer at 25% discount - limited to current stocks This book examines the life and career of one of the most influential and controversial of all British engineers, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel's achievements included the first tunnel under the Thames, the Clifton suspension bridge and, perhaps his two greatest triumphs, the Great Western Railway, Now a World Heritage Site, and the SS Great Britain. The bicentenary of this enigmatic engineer's birth is celebrated in April 2006, and this offers the opportunity to reissue this account of Brunel's life and work. Originally published in 1994 as What's left of Brunel, the book has been unavailable for many years. Illustrated throughout, it provides the reader with both a biography of Brunel and a guide to places where it is possible to see items that relate to him - either major buildings or small museum collections. Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Part 1
- Brunel: The Man
- Part 2
- Brunel: The Achievements
- Tunnel Under The Thames
- ‘God’s Wonderful Railway’
- Brunel’s Great Western Stations
- Rail Tunnels And Viaducts
- Transatlantic Sea Travel
- Dock Schemes
- The ‘Atmospheric Caper’
- Bridging The Gaps
- Part 3
- What’s Left to see Today
- In The West Country
- Brunel In Bristol
- Brunel in London
- Brunel Elsewhere in Great Britain
- Part 4
- Study Sources
- Bibliography
Continent: Europe
Country: UK |
