Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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Mark Cartwright
by Robert Howlett
published on 13 February 2023
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An 1857 photograph by Robert Howlett of the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), one of the key figures of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. Brunel is standing in front of the restraining chains used in the launch of his giant steamship SS Great Eastern, completed in 1858. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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Howlett, R. (2023, February 13). Isambard Kingdom Brunel. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17062/isambard-kingdom-brunel/

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