Isambard Kingdom Brunel

The Life of an Engineering Genius

Colin Maggs (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

2016
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4456-4065-5 (ISBN)

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A major new biography of Britain's greatest engineer, the visionary Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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 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 a truly 'Great Briton'.

In this full-scale 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, both personal and technical – he wasn't always right but never admitted he was wrong. Drawing on Brunel's diaries, letters and business papers, we see the real Isambard, a more human figure, emerging from behind the towering structures and machines he created.

Colin Maggs is one of the country's foremost transport and engineering historians and has written over one hundred books as well as innumerable magazine articles. He has also made several TV and radio appearances. In 1993 he received the MBE for services to railway history. He lives in Bath.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.04.2016
Zusatzinfo	16 Plates, color
Verlagsort	Chalford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	623 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Technik ► Bauwesen
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	1-4456-4065-1 / 1445640651
ISBN-13	978-1-4456-4065-5 / 9781445640655
Zustand	Neuware