| On offer at 25% discount - limited to current stocks Whilst Isambard Kingdom Brunel has rightly been lauded and made the subject of countless biographies over the years, Sir Marc Brunel's pivotal role has been overlooked. His first major biography traces his life from his birth through his struggle for recognition in Britain to his ultimate acceptance and success. Based on a wide range of sources including Sir Marc's impressive range of patent applications, the book shows that while IKB was an undoubted genius he owed much to the involvement of his father in many of his projects. Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword by Professor Emeritus Heinz Wolf
- Introduction
- 1. French Origins
- 2. America
- 3. England
- 4. Blockmaking at Portsmouth
- 5. Battersea and Financial Problems
- 6. Woolwich
- 7. The Boot Factory at Battersea
- 8. Chatham Dockyard
- 9. Disasters Leading to the Debtors’ Prison
- 10. Back in Harness
- 11. The Tunnel - The Rotherhithe Shaft and the Great Shield
- 12. Tunnelling - the 1st Phase
- 13. More Problems
- 14. The Long Pause
- 15. Alternative Interests
- 16. Tunnelling Resumed
- 17. Epilogue
- Appendices
- 1. Certificate of Citizenship
- 2. Letter to the Navy Board, 2 May 1817
- 3. The Footway Bridge at Liverpool
- 4. Letter to the Thames Tunnel Directors dated 22 January 1828
- 5. Letter to Mr Coxson on the Advantages of Steam when Crossing to Ireland
- 6. Letter Concerning Postal Services and Roads
- 7. Robespierre
- 8. Taylors of Southampton
- 9. The Dockyard and Town of Portsmouth
- 10. Maudslay and Bramah
- 11. 1814 Report on Prisons
- 12. Patents filed by Marc Brunel
- 13. The works at the Head of the Tunnel now in progress under the River Thames
- 14. The banquet in the Thames Tunnel, 1827
- 15. The Brunel Water Colour of 1835
- Marc Brunel Comparative Chronology
- Bibliography
- Useful Adresses
- Index
Continent: Europe
Country: UK |
