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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An extraordinary trove of letters written more than 175 years ago by Isambard Kingdom Brunel have been discovered hidden amongst ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born on April 9 1806 in Portsmouth and is widely considered to have been one of Britain's greatest engineers. This is Clifton Suspension Bridge, which spans the Avon Gorge ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel's tutor in Paris said he showed a lot of diligence Isambard Kingdom Brunel's school report from 1821 shows his teachers already had "brilliant expectations" for the future ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Allowing nothing to stand in his way, Isambard Kingdom Brunel built across gorges, tunnelled under rivers and through hills to construct railway lines, stations, bridges, viaducts and docks. His three ...

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 ...

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 ...