Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was an English civil and marine engineer considered by his biographers "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". The first engineer of the Great Western Railway (GWR), he was responsible for the design and construction of its London–Bristol main line.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was an English civil and marine engineer considered by his biographers "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". The first engineer of the Great Western Railway (GWR), he was responsible for the design and construction of its London–Bristol main line.
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