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Born 9 April 1806 Portsmouth, England Portsmouth England Died 15 September 1859 (aged 53) Education Lycée Henri-IV University of Caen.

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2 Born 9 April 1806 Portsmouth, England Portsmouth England Died 15 September 1859 (aged 53) Education Lycée Henri-IV University of Caen

3 WORK 1822 1826 1830 1837 1841 1843 Started work with his father Placed in charge of Thames Tunnel Won Clifton Bridge competition Launch of Great Western London to Bristol line opened Thames Tunnel opened, Great Britain launched WORK

4 1845 1848 1852 1858 Hungerford Bridge opened Saltash Bridge started Chepstow bridge opened Great Eastern launched

5 BRIDGES Clifton Suspension Bridge Maidenhead Railway Bridge Royal Albert Bridge

6 GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY

7 TRANSATLANTIC SHIPPING Great Eastern Great Britain Great Western

8 One of the great British engineers of the 19th century ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL (1806-1859) built twenty-five railways lines, over a hundred bridges, including five suspension bridges, eight pier and dock systems, three ships and a pre-fabricated army field hospital.

9 Resources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Western http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Britain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Bridge


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