Since Brunel broke the mould with SS Great Eastern, more than 30 ships have held the title of ‘world’s largest’ – these are ...

As his fame and fortune grew, Brunel learnt how to mask his insecurities. "He's poised and confident in the famous photo of him in front of chains of the Great Eastern, but we know from his ...

John Russell, a shipbuilder, recalls the time that Isambard Kingdom Brunel asked him to build his latest ship. The ship was called the 'SS Great Eastern' - or, to use the affectionate name that ...

who was the captain on the maiden voyage of the Great Eastern steamship. It was one of the most iconic of all English ships of that period (the late 1850s), and Isambard Kingdom Brunel's third ...

But it was on the way. The Great Eastern was the brainchild of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a brilliant British engineer who had made a career out of pushing the structural envelope. Proficient in ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859) was one of the outstanding civil ... and remains famous for projects including the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the SS Great Eastern. This study by his elder son, ...

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Isambard was the son of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) and Sophia Kingdom (d ... SS Great Western, the iron ship SS Great Britain and the SS Great Eastern. During the Crimean War he designed a ...