Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Brunel by the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern by Robert Howlett, 1857
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an English civil engineer "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, who changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs."
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Born
9 April 1806 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Died
15 September 1859 (aged 53) Westminster, London, England
Occupation
Engineer
Institutions
Royal Society Institution of Civil Engineers
Spouse(s)
Mary Elizabeth Horsley ( m. 1836 )
adultbasic
Britain
Children
Isambard Brunel Junior Henry Marc Brunel Florence Mary Brunel
Discipline
Civil engineer Structural engineer Marine engineer
Education
Lycée Henri-IV University of Caen
era
1800+
Parent(s)
Marc Isambard Brunel Sophia Kingdom
Projects
Great Western Railway Clifton Suspension Bridge SS Great Britain
Significant design
Royal Albert Bridge