Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
Other Business Names:
- Brunel, Sir Marc Isambard
- Great Western Railway
- Great Western Steam Ship
- Great Britain Steam Ship
- Great Eastern Steam Ship
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Professional services
Engineering consultancy services - civil
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Transport equipment production
Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1806-59, was a civil engineer and son of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel. Initially worked with his father before working on Bristol Suspension Bridge and Bristol Docks. Appointed engineer to the Great Western Railway in 1833 and was responsible for the building of many of its lines. Subsequently designed and oversaw the build of the Great Western, Great Britain and Great Eastern steamships. Involved in many other civil engineering projects at home and abroad. Reckoned the greatest engineer of his age
Publications:
- Atmospheric Railway of I K Brunel by Buchanan, R A
- 'A chronology of Isambard Kingdom Brunel' in E Kentley et al (eds), Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Vaughan, Adrian
- Blockmills of HM Dockyard Portsmouth; with notes on Sir Marc Isambard Brunel and his son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Horne, Robert S
- Brunel by Gillings, Annabel
- Brunel by Byrne, Eugene
- Brunel. An engineering biography by Vaughan, Adrian
- Brunel and After. The romance of the Great Western Railway by Williams, Archibald
- Brunel and his World by Pudney, John S
- Brunel and Paddington by Hitchcock, Henry R
- Brunel and the Crystal Palace by Buchanan, Angus, Stephen K Jones & Ken Kiss
- Brunel. Engineering giant by Hay, Peter
- 'Brunel in Bristol docks' in A Kelly & M Kelly (eds), Brunel. In love with the impossible. A celebration of the life, work and legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Buchanan, Angus
- 'Brunel in Bristol' in P McGrath & J Cannon (eds), Essays in Bristol and Gloucestershire History by Buchanan, R A
- Brunel in Gloucestershire by Christopher, John
- Brunel in London by Christopher, John
- Brunel. In love with the impossible. A celebration of the life, work and legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Kelly, Andrew, & Melanie Kelly (eds)
- Brunel in South Wales by Jones, Stephen K
- Brunel. The great engineer by Bryan, Tim
- Brunel. The life and times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Buchanan, R A
- Brunel. The man who built the world by Brindle, Steven
- Brunel's Britain by Beckett, Dennis
- Brunels, Father and Son by Noble, Celia B J
- Brunel's 'Great Western' by Griffiths, Denis
- Brunel's Hidden Kingdom by Tudor, Geoffrey with Helen Hilliard (comp)
- Brunel's Kingdom. In the footsteps of Britain's greatest engineer by Christopher, John
- Brunel's 'locked diary' by Buchanan, R A
- Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge. A study of the design and construction by Binding, John
- Brunel's Ships by Griffiths, Denis, Andrew Lambert & Fred Walker
- Brunel's Ships and Boats by Doe, Helen
- Brunel's Three Ships by Dumpleton, Bernard, & Muriel Miller
- Brunel's Timber Bridges and Viaducts by Lewis, Brian
- Building of the Grosvenor Bridge by Clarke, J W
- Engineering dynasties in transport history by Buchanan, R A
- English Patent System and Early Railway Technology, 1800-1852 by Murfitt, Stephen E
- I K Brunel and the Port of Bristol by Buchanan, R A
- I K Brunel and William Gravatt, 1826-1841. Their professional and personal relationship by Greenfield, David J
- I K Brunel. Exploding the myth by Bailey, Michael R
- I K Brunel. First among equals? by Brindle, Steven
- I K Brunel in London by Perrett, David
- I K Brunel's first cast iron bridges and the Uxbridge Road fiasco by Brindle, Steven, & Malcolm Tucker
- I K Brunel's ships. First amongst equals? by Quinn, Paul
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Rolt, L T C
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Vaughan, Adrian
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1806-1859 by Tames, Richard
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Engineering knight errant by Vaughan, Adrian
- 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' in J F Layson, Great Engineers by Layson, J F
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Recent works by Kentley, Eric, Angie Hudson & James Peto (eds)
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The construction of the Great Western Railway by Clifford, David
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The life of an engineering genius by Maggs, Colin G
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time by Christopher, John
- Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer; with an introduction by L T C Rolt by Brunel, Isambard
- Locomotive Pioneers. Early steam locomotive development, 1801-1851 by Burton, Anthony
- Men of Iron. Brunel, Stephenson and the inventions that shaped the modern world by Dugan, Sally
- 'Nineteenth century engineer as a cultural hero' in A Kelly & M Kelly (eds), Brunel. In love with the impossible. A celebration of the life, work and legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by MacLeod, Christine
- Ocean Railway. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Samuel Cunard and the revolutionary world of the great Atlantic streamships by Fox, Stephen
- Overseas projects of I K Brunel by Buchanan, R A
- 'Paddington. 'A station after my own fancy'' in E Kentley et al (eds), Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Quartermaine, P N
- Principle, practice and persona in Isambard Kingdom Brunel's patent abolitionism by Miller, David P
- 'SS Great Britain' in A Kelly & M Kelly (eds), Brunel. In love with the impossible. A celebration of the life, work and legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Lambert, Andrew
- The Intemperate Engineer. Isambard Kingdom Brunel in his own words by Vaughan, Adrian
- The Iron Ship. The story of Brunel's SS Great Britain by Corlett, Ewan
- 'The Leviathan. Designing the Great Eastern' in E Kentley et al (eds), Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Lambert, Andrew
- The Ringing Grooves of Change. Brunel and the coming of the railway to Bath; with the story of Box Tunnel ... by Swift, Andrew
- 'Working for the chief. The design team and office staff of I K Brunel' in E Kentley et al (eds), Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Buchanan, R A
- Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. An engineering appreciation by Pugsley, Alfred (ed)
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Brunel, Sir Marc Isambard
- Great Western Railway
- Great Western Steam Ship
- Great Britain Steam Ship
- Great Eastern Steam Ship
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Professional services Engineering consultancy services - civil
- Transport equipment production Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1806-59, was a civil engineer and son of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel. Initially worked with his father before working on Bristol Suspension Bridge and Bristol Docks. Appointed engineer to the Great Western Railway in 1833 and was responsible for the building of many of its lines. Subsequently designed and oversaw the build of the Great Western, Great Britain and Great Eastern steamships. Involved in many other civil engineering projects at home and abroad. Reckoned the greatest engineer of his agePublications:
- Atmospheric Railway of I K Brunel by Buchanan, R A
- 'A chronology of Isambard Kingdom Brunel' in E Kentley et al (eds), Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Vaughan, Adrian
- Blockmills of HM Dockyard Portsmouth; with notes on Sir Marc Isambard Brunel and his son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Horne, Robert S
- Brunel by Gillings, Annabel
- Brunel by Byrne, Eugene
- Brunel. An engineering biography by Vaughan, Adrian
- Brunel and After. The romance of the Great Western Railway by Williams, Archibald
- Brunel and his World by Pudney, John S
- Brunel and Paddington by Hitchcock, Henry R
- Brunel and the Crystal Palace by Buchanan, Angus, Stephen K Jones & Ken Kiss
- Brunel. Engineering giant by Hay, Peter
- 'Brunel in Bristol docks' in A Kelly & M Kelly (eds), Brunel. In love with the impossible. A celebration of the life, work and legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Buchanan, Angus
- 'Brunel in Bristol' in P McGrath & J Cannon (eds), Essays in Bristol and Gloucestershire History by Buchanan, R A
- Brunel in Gloucestershire by Christopher, John
- Brunel in London by Christopher, John
- Brunel. In love with the impossible. A celebration of the life, work and legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Kelly, Andrew, & Melanie Kelly (eds)
- Brunel in South Wales by Jones, Stephen K
- Brunel. The great engineer by Bryan, Tim
- Brunel. The life and times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Buchanan, R A
- Brunel. The man who built the world by Brindle, Steven
- Brunel's Britain by Beckett, Dennis
- Brunels, Father and Son by Noble, Celia B J
- Brunel's 'Great Western' by Griffiths, Denis
- Brunel's Hidden Kingdom by Tudor, Geoffrey with Helen Hilliard (comp)
- Brunel's Kingdom. In the footsteps of Britain's greatest engineer by Christopher, John
- Brunel's 'locked diary' by Buchanan, R A
- Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge. A study of the design and construction by Binding, John
- Brunel's Ships by Griffiths, Denis, Andrew Lambert & Fred Walker
- Brunel's Ships and Boats by Doe, Helen
- Brunel's Three Ships by Dumpleton, Bernard, & Muriel Miller
- Brunel's Timber Bridges and Viaducts by Lewis, Brian
- Building of the Grosvenor Bridge by Clarke, J W
- Engineering dynasties in transport history by Buchanan, R A
- English Patent System and Early Railway Technology, 1800-1852 by Murfitt, Stephen E
- I K Brunel and the Port of Bristol by Buchanan, R A
- I K Brunel and William Gravatt, 1826-1841. Their professional and personal relationship by Greenfield, David J
- I K Brunel. Exploding the myth by Bailey, Michael R
- I K Brunel. First among equals? by Brindle, Steven
- I K Brunel in London by Perrett, David
- I K Brunel's first cast iron bridges and the Uxbridge Road fiasco by Brindle, Steven, & Malcolm Tucker
- I K Brunel's ships. First amongst equals? by Quinn, Paul
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Rolt, L T C
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Vaughan, Adrian
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1806-1859 by Tames, Richard
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Engineering knight errant by Vaughan, Adrian
- 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' in J F Layson, Great Engineers by Layson, J F
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Recent works by Kentley, Eric, Angie Hudson & James Peto (eds)
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The construction of the Great Western Railway by Clifford, David
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The life of an engineering genius by Maggs, Colin G
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time by Christopher, John
- Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer; with an introduction by L T C Rolt by Brunel, Isambard
- Locomotive Pioneers. Early steam locomotive development, 1801-1851 by Burton, Anthony
- Men of Iron. Brunel, Stephenson and the inventions that shaped the modern world by Dugan, Sally
- 'Nineteenth century engineer as a cultural hero' in A Kelly & M Kelly (eds), Brunel. In love with the impossible. A celebration of the life, work and legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by MacLeod, Christine
- Ocean Railway. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Samuel Cunard and the revolutionary world of the great Atlantic streamships by Fox, Stephen
- Overseas projects of I K Brunel by Buchanan, R A
- 'Paddington. 'A station after my own fancy'' in E Kentley et al (eds), Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Quartermaine, P N
- Principle, practice and persona in Isambard Kingdom Brunel's patent abolitionism by Miller, David P
- 'SS Great Britain' in A Kelly & M Kelly (eds), Brunel. In love with the impossible. A celebration of the life, work and legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Lambert, Andrew
- The Intemperate Engineer. Isambard Kingdom Brunel in his own words by Vaughan, Adrian
- The Iron Ship. The story of Brunel's SS Great Britain by Corlett, Ewan
- 'The Leviathan. Designing the Great Eastern' in E Kentley et al (eds), Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Lambert, Andrew
- The Ringing Grooves of Change. Brunel and the coming of the railway to Bath; with the story of Box Tunnel ... by Swift, Andrew
- 'Working for the chief. The design team and office staff of I K Brunel' in E Kentley et al (eds), Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Buchanan, R A
- Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. An engineering appreciation by Pugsley, Alfred (ed)