Brunels: Father and Son Burton Anthony
Brunels: Father and Son Burton Anthony Isambard Kingdom Brunel has always been regarded as one of Britain's great heroes and an engineering genius. Marc Brunel arrived in Britain as a refugee from…
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Brunels: Father and Son Burton Anthony
Isambard Kingdom Brunel has always been regarded as one of Britain's great heroes and an engineering genius. Marc Brunel arrived in Britain as a refugee from revolutionary France, after a short time working in America. 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.
He had other inventions to his name, but his greatest achievement was in constructing the very first tunnel under the Thames. He was a pioneer of mass production technology, when he invented machines for making blocks for sailing ships. 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