A previously-unseen school report of legendary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel reveals how his teachers had “brilliant expectations of his future”. The genius behind the ss Great Britain and the ...

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One of the best-known engineers of the 19th Century - if not the best-known engineer of all time - Isambard Kingdom Brunel achieved greatness in railway, civil and maritime engineering. By Nick Smith ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel's school report from 1821 shows his teachers already had "brilliant expectations" for the future famous engineer. The report from the Institute of Mr Massin in Paris said the ...

There are some notable figures in history that you know of for just one single thing. They may have achieved much in their lifetimes or they may have only been famous for Andy Warhol’s fifteen minutes ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was and is one of the most celebrated engineers ever to have lived. There's a London university named after him, statues commemorating him across the UK, and many of the ...

It doesn’t matter whether you know it as a railway, a railroad, a chemin de fer, or a 铁路, it’s a fair certainty that the trains near where you live are most likely to be powered either by diesel or ...

A HUNDRED years ago, in the iron age, the world watched a wonder grow on the Isle of Dogs, on the River Thames, in London. It was a steam-ship five times the size of the biggest vessel afloat then, in ...

While we are all impressed by the genius of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and while Bristol in particular owes a great deal to him, it means that his equally remarkable father is often overlooked Eugene ...

A half-smoked cigar belonging to celebrated engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel - designer of iconic steam ship SS Great Britain - is to go on public display for the first time. The cigar is part of a ...

He is one of the most celebrated Britons, whose engineering feats are said to have revolutionised the world. But while Isambard Kingdom Brunel is credited with creating some of the marvels of the ...