Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Standard Name: Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
Used Form: Isambard K. Brunel

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Friends, Associates Maria Callcott
Her friends at this period of her life included the diarist and letter-writer Caroline Fox (with whom her relationship was very close),
This is the Hon. Caroline Fox (1767-1845), not to be confused with the...

Timeline

February 1825: Marc Isambard Brunel and his son Isambard...

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February 1825

Marc Isambard Brunel and his son Isambard Kingdom Brunel began work on the first underwater tunnel under the River Thames in London.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
80

1836: Isambard Kingdom Brunel began work on Box...

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1836

Isambard Kingdom Brunel began work on Box Tunnel on the Great Western Railway .
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
88
Ellis, Hamilton. British Railway History: An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways 1830-1876. George Allen and Unwin, 1954.
65, 76

8 April 1838: The Great Western, the first steamship built...

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8 April 1838

The Great Western, the first steamship built especially for transatlantic crossings, left Bristol for New York.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
90
Kemp, Peter, editor. Encyclopedia of Ships and Seafaring. Stanford Maritime, 1980.
85

26 July 1845: The Great Britain, the first propeller-driven...

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26 July 1845

The Great Britain, the first propeller-driven steam liner to cross the Atlantic, left Liverpool for New York.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
95
Kemp, Peter, editor. Encyclopedia of Ships and Seafaring. Stanford Maritime, 1980.
85

18 August 1846: The Gauge Act standardized the width of British...

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18 August 1846

The Gauge Act standardized the width of British rail lines at four feet eight and a half inches.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
95-6
Ellis, Hamilton. British Railway History: An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways 1830-1876. George Allen and Unwin, 1954.
107

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