YEAR/PERIOD. Subtext. AD 1806. AD 1859. 1859. Isambard Kingdom Brunel dies on 15 September. A boiler explodes on the 'Great Eastern'. 1858. The 'Great Eastern' is launched. 1855. Brunel designs a prefabricated hospital. 1854. Brunel builds Paddington Station. 1853. Brunel works on the Royal Albert Bridge. 1846. read more
Brunel was born in 1806. He lived at the time of Britain's Industrial Revolution. Victoria became Britain's queen in 1837. Brunel died in 1859. Brunel's legacy Brunel built bridges, railways and the world's biggest ship. read more
Isambard Kingdom Brunel © Brunel was one of the most versatile and audacious engineers of the 19th century, responsible for the design of tunnels, bridges, railway lines and ships. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born on 9 April 1806 in Portsmouth. His father Mark was a French engineer who had fled France during the revolution. read more