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  • Isambard Kingdom Brunel continuing to inspire generations

    Isambard Kingdom Brunel continuing to inspire generations

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    Sam Hewitt

    Engineering wizard Isambard Kingdom Brunel has continued to inspire and amaze generations long after his death in 1859.

  • Five things you didn’t know about Isambard Brunel

    Five things you didn’t know about Isambard Brunel

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    Sam Hewitt

    Engineering great Isambard Kingdom Brunel has continued to inspire and influence generations of architects long after his death in 1859.

  • 163 years ago: Death of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

    163 years ago: Death of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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    Sam Hewitt

    Young Isambard was not only to follow in his father’s footsteps as one of the greatest engineers of his day, but with his big railway from London to Bristol, and the seaward ‘extension’ by which steamships would continue the journey to New York, would soon eclipse his fame.

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