Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook329 pages4 hours
The Brunels: Father and Son
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Isambard Kingdom Brunel has always been regarded as one of Britain’s great heroes and an engineering genius. His father Marc Brunel has not received the same degree of adulation, but this book will show just how important a part Marc played in his son’s works and will also look at his own great achievements. Marc Brunel arrived in Britain as a refugee from revolutionary France, after a short time working in America. He was a pioneer of mass production technology, when he invented machines for making blocks for sailing ships. He had other inventions to his name, but his greatest achievement was in constructing the very first tunnel under the Thames. Isambard spent his early years working for and with is father, who not only encouraged him but throughout his career he was also able to offer practical help. The famous viaduct that carried the Great Western Railway over the Thames at Maidenhead, for example was based on an earlier design of Marc’s. Isambard’s greatest achievements were in revolutionizing the shipping industry, where hew as able to draw on his father’s experience when he served in the navy. The book not only looks at the successes of two great engineers, but also their failures. Primarily, however, it is a celebration of two extraordinary mean and their amazing achievements.
Unavailable
Author
Anthony Burton
Anthony Burton is a freelance author and broadcaster, who has specialized in industrial and transport history. He has been involved in around a hundred TV documentaries on these subjects, appearing on all the major networks. He has written biographies of some of the leading characters of the early industrial age: Thomas Telford, Richard Trevithick, Joseph Locke and Matthew Boulton, the latter with Jennifer Tann
Read more from Anthony Burton
The Canal Builders: The Men Who Constructed Britain's Canals Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Locomotive Pioneers: Early Steam Locomotive Development 1801–1851 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTracing Your Shipbuilding Ancestors: A Guide For Family Historians Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Light Railways of Britain & Ireland Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Canal Pioneers: Canal Construction from 2,500 BC to the Early 20th Century Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThomas Telford: Master Builder of Roads & Canals Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBalloons and Airships: A Tale of Lighter Than Air Aviation Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Josiah Wedgwood: A New Biography Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Brunels: Father and Son Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRailway Empire: How the British Gave Railways to the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGeorge & Robert Stephenson: Pioneer Inventors and Engineers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistory's Most Dangerous Jobs: Miners Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Silk, the Thread that Tied the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAround Britain by Canal: 1,000 Miles of Waterways Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMines and Miners of Cornwall and Devon: The Tin and Copper Industries Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Iron Men: The Workers Who Created the New Iron Age Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSteam Traction on the Road: From Trevithick to Sentinel: 150 Years of Design & Development Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Western Society: A Tale of Endeavour & Success Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistory's Most Dangerous Jobs: Navvies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Steam Engine Pilgrimage Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Rise & Fall of British Shipbuilding Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLondon's Transport From Roman Times to the Present Day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWorkers' War: British Industry and the First World War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJoseph Locke: Civil Engineer and Railway Builder, 1805–1860 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to The Brunels
Related ebooks
The Brunels: Father and Son Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIsambard Kingdom Brunel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tabloid Secrets: The Stories Behind the Headlines at the World's Most Famous Newspaper Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCanal 250: The Story of Britain's Canals Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Brunel's Three Ships Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Turbomotive: Stanier's Advanced Pacific Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Navigator Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnfinished Lines: Rediscovering the Remains of Railways Never Completed Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Prince and the Pauper (Illustrated by Franklin Booth) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Maracot Deep Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mary Ann Cotton, Dark Angel: Britain's First Female Serial Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Claverhouse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Adventures of Colonel Daffodil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Prince and The Pauper Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTracing Your Rural Ancestors: A Guide For Family Historians Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Modified Bulleid Pacifics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDelphi Complete Works of Arthur Quiller-Couch (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Secret Glory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Prince and the Pauper, Part 1. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lost Journal of Robyn Hood: Outlaw Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe History of Danish Dreams: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Voyages of Captain Scott (Illustrated Edition): Accounts of "The Discovery" & "The Terra Nova" Antarctic Expeditions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Great Eastern Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Secret Lancaster Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDouble Bill (Text Only) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Life and Selected Works of Rupert Brooke Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCripps: “...because I rant not, neither rave of what I feel, can you be so shallow as to dream that I feel nothing? ” Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSnapshot: A Reporter's Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Historical Biographies For You
The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shakespeare: The World as Stage Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Leonardo da Vinci Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ruby Ridge: The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diary of Anne Frank (The Definitive Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Moveable Feast Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Like Me: The Definitive Griffin Estate Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil and Harper Lee Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of The 1619 Project: by Nikole Hannah-Jones - A Comprehensive Summary Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCoreyography: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mein Kampf Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Twelve Years a Slave (Illustrated) (Two Pence books) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Rediscovered Books): A Triumph Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Brunels
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews