The genius behind the ss Great Britain and the Clifton Suspension Bridge was rated "very good" at maths, German and drawing in his 1821 school report. But 15-year-old Brunel's Latin was not up to ...

__1806: __Isambard Kingdom Brunel is born in Portsmouth, England. His engineering works will change the face of Britain and British commerce with railroads, bridges, tunnels, docks and ships. Brunel ...

Brunel's ability to solve complex engineering problems was legendary, and Box Hill in Western England proved a major obstacle to his most famous engineering project, the Great Western Railway. The ...

South-West England marks the 200th anniversary of one of the giants of the Victorian era: Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Many of his achievements can still be seen, plus ...

One of the best-known engineers of the 19th Century - if not the best-known engineer of all time - Isambard Kingdom Brunel achieved greatness in railway, civil and maritime engineering. By Nick Smith ...

2006 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution. 2006 marks the 200th ...

There are some notable figures in history that you know of for just one single thing. They may have achieved much in their lifetimes or they may have only been famous for Andy Warhol’s fifteen minutes ...

Did you know Brunel is credited with possibly one of the first recorded examples of plant conservation? Read on to find out about the plant he chose to have moved out of the way of his new Clifton ...

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