Memoir of the life of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel civil engineer, vice-president of the Royal Society, corresponding member of the Institute of France, &c. &c. &c

• Main Author: Beamish, Richard
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1862.
• Subjects: Brunel, Marc Isambard, > 1769-1849.; Engineers > Great Britain > Biography.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780727751362
• DOI: 10.1680/motlosmibcevpotrs.51362
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 359 p.) : ill.

Covering the whole of Marc Isambard Brunel's life, the chapters of this memoir include Insurrection in St. Domingo; Miss Kingdom imprisoned; and Brunel's claims to be the author of the block machinery vindicated. The full range of his inventions and works are covered as well as his persona...