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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

1806–1859

British mechanical and civil engineer (1806–1859)

Industrial Revolution

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Biography

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, [who] changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions". Brunel built dockyards, the Great Western Railway (GWR), a series of steamships including the first purpose-built transatlantic steamship, and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

Timeline

1806
Birth

English engineer, designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge (d. 1859)

April 9 →
1845
Event

In Liverpool startet die von Isambard Kingdom Brunel konstruierte Great Britain zu ihrer Jungfernfahrt nach New York City. Mit ihr überquert das erste Dampfschiff mit Propellerantrieb den Atlantischen Ozean. Die rund vierzehntägige Reisezeit für eine Atlantiküberquerung wurde zuvor nicht erreicht.

July 26 →
1859
Death

British engineer (b. 1806)

September 15 →

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