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Men of Iron: Brunel, Stephenson and the inventions that shaped the modern world

Sally Dugan

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Description:'Men of Iron' is the story of two men who were bitter commercial rivals but maintained an astonishing lifelong friendship.Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the great showman of Victorian engineering. Cigar in hand and stovepipe hat on his head, he conducted operations like a circus ringmaster. He built the Thames Tunnel with his father, Marc - and held a banquet in it. Aged only twenty-six, he was made engineer to the most ambitious railway of all time, the Great Western Railway. Ever restless, he moved on to a series of shipbuilding 'greats' - the 'Great Western', the 'Great Britain', and the 'Great Eastern'.Robert Stephenson, son of the bluff, semi-literate northerner George Stephenson, was less flamboyant. However, as creator of the 'Rocket', and designer of thousands of miles of bridges and railways, he too left his iron signature on the face of Britain.Both men had their share of disasters. Stephenson narrowly escaped a manslaughter charge after the collapse of the bridge over the River Dee. Brunel's experiment with atmospheric railways was the most expensive engineering failure of his time. His massive iron ship, the 'Great Eastern' embarrassingly became stuck on her launch site by the Thames. Experts from all over the country offered advice. Stephenson paddled in the mud and gave moral support.Using letters, diaries and notebooks, this beautifully illustrated book examines the legacy of Brunel, Stephenson and their contemporaries - and it counts the human cost of their great feats of engineering.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Men of Iron: Brunel, Stephenson and the inventions that shaped the modern world. To get started finding Men of Iron: Brunel, Stephenson and the inventions that shaped the modern world, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 206

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Channel 4 Books

Release: —

ISBN: 1405034262

Description: 'Men of Iron' is the story of two men who were bitter commercial rivals but maintained an astonishing lifelong friendship.Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the great showman of Victorian engineering. Cigar in hand and stovepipe hat on his head, he conducted operations like a circus ringmaster. He built the Thames Tunnel with his father, Marc - and held a banquet in it. Aged only twenty-six, he was made engineer to the most ambitious railway of all time, the Great Western Railway. Ever restless, he moved on to a series of shipbuilding 'greats' - the 'Great Western', the 'Great Britain', and the 'Great Eastern'.Robert Stephenson, son of the bluff, semi-literate northerner George Stephenson, was less flamboyant. However, as creator of the 'Rocket', and designer of thousands of miles of bridges and railways, he too left his iron signature on the face of Britain.Both men had their share of disasters. Stephenson narrowly escaped a manslaughter charge after the collapse of the bridge over the River Dee. Brunel's experiment with atmospheric railways was the most expensive engineering failure of his time. His massive iron ship, the 'Great Eastern' embarrassingly became stuck on her launch site by the Thames. Experts from all over the country offered advice. Stephenson paddled in the mud and gave moral support.Using letters, diaries and notebooks, this beautifully illustrated book examines the legacy of Brunel, Stephenson and their contemporaries - and it counts the human cost of their great feats of engineering.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Men of Iron: Brunel, Stephenson and the inventions that shaped the modern world. To get started finding Men of Iron: Brunel, Stephenson and the inventions that shaped the modern world, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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