Isambard Kingdom Brunel
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
By (Author) L.T.C Rolt
Introduction by Angus Buchanan
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Books Ltd
2nd March 2006
25th January 1990
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Civil engineering, surveying and building
Technology: general issues
624.092
Physical Properties
Paperback
464
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 21mm
343g
Description
Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the British landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. This biography traces the life, times and monumental achievements of the man who helped build modern Britain.
Author Bio
L. T. C. Rolt was born at Chester in 1910. After his education at Cheltenham College he embarked on am engineering career, until he decided to turn to writing. Among his many publications were biographies of Thomas Telford and George and Robert Stevenson (both published by Penguin). Mr Rolt died in 1974.
