Brunel
The Man Who Built the World
$23.75
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2007
Summary
In his lifetime, Isambard Kingdom Brunel towered over his profession. Today, he remains the most famous engineer in history, the epitome of the volcanic creative forces which brought about the Industrial Revolution and brought modern society into being.
Brunel’s extraordinary talents were drawn out by some remarkable opportunities - above all his appointment as engineer to the new Great Western Railway at the age of 26. But it was his nature to take nothing for granted and to look at …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753821251 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753821257 |
| Author: | Steven Brindle, Dan Cruickshank |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2007 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Phoenix Press |
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About The Author
Steven Brindle
Steven Brindle is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on Brunel and is famed for discovering and saving Brunel’s ‘lost’ iron bridge at Paddington.
Dan Cruickshank is a regular presenter on the BBC and is best known for his popular BBC2 series THE BEST BUILDINGS OF BRITAIN and WHAT THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION DID FOR US. He is one of Britain’s leading architectural and historic building experts.
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