English civil and mechanical engineer, chief engineer of the Great Western Railway. He designed the steamships SS Great Western, SS Great Britain and SS Great Eastern, each in turn the largest ship in the world, and built the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Box Tunnel. Regularly named among the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was an English civil and marine engineer considered "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution", "perhaps the most eminent Victorian engineer", and one whose work "altered the lives of almost every person in Britain, and millions abroad".
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Early Career
The first engineer of the Great Western Railway (GWR), he was responsible for the design and construction of its London-Bristol main line.
Shipping Career overview
The SS Great Britain was both the first iron-hulled and propeller-driven ship to make a transatlantic crossing, and was successful until her running aground in 1847 bankrupted her parent company.
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806-15 September 1859) was an English civil and marine engineer considered "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution", "perhaps the most eminent Victorian engineer", and one whose work "altered the lives of almost every person in Britain, and millions abroad".
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