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Title: Happy Birthday, Isambard Kingdom Brunel Post by: grahame on April 09, 2019, 10:38:34 From Network Rail (https://www.networkrail.co.uk/happy-birthday-brunel/)
Quote Born on 9 April 1806, Isambard Kingdom Brunel is celebrated as an engineering genius. His daring schemes and record-breaking structures are legacies that remain vital today. Like ‘father of the railways’ George Stephenson and his son, Robert Stephenson, Brunel’s work enormously influenced the development of the railway worldwide. Brunel was the third child of Marc Brunel, a French engineer, and his English wife, Sophie Kingdom. Brunel started an apprenticeship with his father on the construction on the Thames Tunnel in London having studied in England and France. He quickly became resident engineer to the project work and gained considerable experience of a large-scale and innovative construction project. Knowledge of brickwork and cement would stand him in good stead for his future career. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |