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mgris discovered 28 months ago- Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
- wombigino rated 2 months ago
- From the page: "He is best known for the creation of the Great Western Railway, a series of famous steamships, including the first with a propeller and numerous important bridges and tunnels, hence revolutionising public transport and modern day engineering."
- yetikeeper rated 12 months ago
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 - 15 September 1859) (IPA: [ˈɪzəmbɑ(ɹ)d ˈkɪŋdəm brʊˈnɛl]), was a British engineer. He is best known for the creation of the Great Western Railway, a series of famous steamships, and numerous important bridges. Though Brunel's projects were not always successful, they often contained innovative solutions to long-standing engineering problems. During his short career, Brunel achieved many engineering "firsts," including assisting in the building of the first tunnel under a navigable river and development of SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven ocean-going iron ship, which was at the time also the largest ship ever built.[1] Brunel suffered several years of ill health, with kidney problems, before succumbing to a stroke at the age of 53. Brunel was said to smoke up to 40 cigars a day and to sleep as few as four hours each night.
