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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806--1859
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Isambard Kingdom
Brunel helped to deign the Thames tunnel. (1825--1843)
Brunel designed the Great Western Rail Way and linked it to a steam ship
going to New York. (1833--1841)
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He was born in Portsmouth on the
9th of April 1806.
western
He designed the docks at Bristol,Cardiff and Milford Haven.Kingdom was
his Mothers maiden name.
He designed and built three ships,
P.S Great Western (completed in 1838)
S.S Great Britain (completed in 1845)
P.S.S Great Eastern (completed in 1858)
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Brunel died on the 15th
September 1859 while watching the P.S.S Eastern undergoing sea trials.
Brunel designed and built the Clifton suspension bridge. It was
finished after he died.
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