The story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel : the man who built Britain
Mitchison, Amanda2017
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From tunnels and railways to bridges and ships, Isambard Kingdom Brunel would stop at nothing to realise his amazing engineering ideas. Born at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Brunel had a brilliant brain for design, and never tired of building new and exciting things -- the deepest tunnel, the longest bridge, the fastest train. For Brunel, the average and the ordinary were just not good enough. A perfectionist and a control freak, he would stop at nothing to complete a project, even when it meant taking hair-raising risks.
The story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel : the man who built Britain / Amanda Mitchison.
London : Short Books, 2017.
109 pages ; 21 cm.
First published as 'Who was ... Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 2006 by Short Books.Includes glossary and quiz.
9781780723259
624.092624
English
321502
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Brighton Library | Junior Non-Fiction Biography | J 624 BRU | Available |