Isambard Kingdom Brunel : [engineer, visionary and magnetic personality, he transformed the face of England

Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. L. T. C. Rolt's masterly biography is the definitive work on Brunel, tracing the life, times and monumental achievements of the man who helped to build modern Britain. Introduction by R. A. Buchanan Preface Father and Son Ordeal by Water The Years of Frustration Opportunity at Bristol The Turn of the Tide Ellen Hulme and Mary Horsley The Battle for the Broad Gauge ‘The Finest Work in England’ The Gauge War Failure and Triumph in the West Terminus New York Brunel against Bureaucracy That Great Leviathan The Final Hazard Epilogue Appendix A Note on Sources and Acknowledgements Bibliography Index Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. This biography traces the life, times and monumental achievements of Brunel, the man who helped to build modern Britain. In this biography of Brunel the author has aimed to make the technical problems of engineering interesting and comprehensible to the layman. He combines with this an appreciation of Brunel's forthright, vigorous and humorous character