Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Three people in one. Three names. Finally, there was Brunel the artist who rarely saw technology as just functional, and strove to entwine the fruits…
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Three people in one. Three names.
Finally, there was Brunel the artist who rarely saw technology as just functional, and strove to entwine the fruits of the Industrial Revolution with the elegance and grace of the neo-classical painter. Born in Portsmouth on 9 April 1806, there was Brunel the great engineer, who would habitually throw out the rule book of tradition and established practice, and start again with a blank sheet of paper, taking the technology of the day to its limits and then going another mile.Then there was Brunel the visionary, who knew that transport technology had the power to change the world, and that he had the ability to deliver those changes. His bridges, tunnels and railway infrastructure have entered a third century of regular use, and the beauty of their design and structure has rarely been equalled.The three