![]() ![]() Though Brunel's projects were not always successful, they often contained innovative solutions to long-standing engineering problems. ![]() ![]() His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering. Brunel built dockyards, the Great Western Railway (GWR), a series of steamships including the first purpose-built transatlantic steamship, and numerous important bridges and tunnels. Isambard Kingdom Brunel FRS MInstCE ( / ˈ ɪ z ə m b ɑːr d b r uː ˈ n ɛ l/ 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer, who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions". ![]()
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