Brunel: A Pocket Biography - Softcover

Rolt, L. T. C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750942940 ISBN 13: 9780750942942

Verlag: Haynes / Sutton Books, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

At 19, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in charge, under his father, of an engineering work that is the wonder of Europe: the Thames tunnel, completed in 1843. This book traces Brunel's life and career, the man of immense energy who came to dominate civil engineering in the 19th century and whose legacy can still be seen nearly two centuries later. L T C Rolt was one of the first narrative historians, an industrial pioneer and preservationist. During his life he was fundamental in establishing and promoting canals, waterways and railways. He was one of the first people in modern Britain to draw attention to the value of our canals as a means of transport and a source of pleasure. As well as his interest in canals he also turned his attention to neglcted railways and set up the first organisation to save and run a railway with a mainly volunteer workforce.

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L.T.C. Rolt wrote a large number of books, a number of which are now regarded as classics. He wrote biographies on the great British engineers, such as Brunel and the Stephensons, as well as the story of his exploration of England's canals, Narrow Boat. He died in 1974.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Haynes / Sutton Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0750942940
• ISBN 13: 9780750942942
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
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