Author: R. Angus BuchananPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781852855253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
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Brunel
Author: R. Angus BuchananPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781852855253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
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Experimental Researches in Chemistry and Physics. Reprinted from the Philosophical Transactions of 1821-1857; The Journal of the Royal Institution; The Philosophical Magazine, and Other Publications
Author: Michael FaradayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physics
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Marc Isambard Brunel
Author: Paul ClementsPublisher: History Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) nourished an extraordinary intellect, in spite of a tyrannical father. After serving in Louis XVI's navy as an officer cadet, he left France and, at the age of 30, came to Britain via America; 50 years later he died here. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) nourished an equally extraordinary intellect. On leaving his native island of Corsica he went to France, where he became First Consul aged 30 and waged war against Britain. He died in St. Helena 22 years later. This revised biography of Marc Brunel reveals, for the first time, how both these temperamentally opposed men labored, unceasingly and with great courage, on behalf of their adopted countries, and how much Marc Brunel contributed to Napoleon's ultimate defeat. Marc Brunel was a man without malice. In addition to being an inventor, artist, and musician, he was the 19th century's most innovative engineer. Until recently, however, he has been acknowledged less for his achievements than for fathering his brilliant and indefatigable son Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59). Until the age of 56, Marc Brunel was primarily an inventor, but Isambard took his father's and others' inventions when they were barely visible seeds and turned them into highly visible fruits in the shape of steam ships and railways. Marc Brunel worked in a relatively literate age and his frequently forthright comments were eagerly sought by reporters of many newly established daily papers. He never became a "celebrity." This authoritative work must represent the definitive exploration of this remarkable man's life and brings his considerable achievements into focus for the modern historian. Entertaining yet highly informative, and enhanced by a selection of beautifully produced illustrations, it will be widely welcomed.
Brunel
Author: Steven BrindlePublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1780226489
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
A celebration of the life and engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by two of the world's foremost authorities. In his lifetime, Isambard Kingdom Brunel towered over his profession. Today, he remains the most famous engineer in history, the epitome of the volcanic creative forces which brought about the Industrial Revolution - and brought modern society into being. Brunel's extraordinary talents were drawn out by some remarkable opportunities - above all his appointment as engineer to the new Great Western Railway at the age of 26 - but it was his nature to take nothing for granted, and to look at every project, whether it was the longest railway yet planned, or the largest ship ever imagined, from first principles. A hard taskmaster to those who served him, he ultimately sacrificed his own life to his work in his tragically early death at the age of 53. His legacy, though, is all around us, in the railways and bridges that he personally designed, and in his wider influence. This fascinating new book draws on Brunel's own diaries, letters and sketchbooks to understand his life, times, and work.
Brunel's Tubular Suspension Bridge Over the River Wye
Author: Ivor WatersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
A Treatise on foreign bodies in surgical practice 1880
Author: Alfred PouletA Treatise on Foreign Bodies in Surgical Practice
Author: Alfred PouletPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diagnosis, Surgical
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Guide to Reprints
Author: Reprints from the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of the University of Michigan
Author: University of Michigan. Department of ChemistryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 1408
Book Description
Brunel's Big Railway
Author: Robin JonesPublisher: Gresley
ISBN: 9781911658191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Robin Jones' history of the Great Western Railway line and its founding father.