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Brunel - The Great Engineer Documentary

November 2, 2026 · 1 h 26 min

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Victorian engineer, in a documentary on the Great Western Railway, SS Great Britain, Thames Tunnel and Clifton Suspension Bridge.The son of the French-born engineer Marc Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Portsmouth in 1806 and became one of the most eminent engineers of the Victorian age. He worked with his father on the Thames Tunnel, was the first engineer of the Great Western Railway, designing its London to Bristol main line, and designed the steamships Great Western, Great Britain and Great Eastern. He also produced the design for the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash and designs for the Clifton Suspension Bridge, a bridge completed after his death. The documentary follows his ambition, his setbacks and his death in 1859, aged 53.Watch nextQueen Victoria - Empress of an Empire: • Queen Victoria - Empress of an Empire Docu... Charles Darwin - Evolution, Natural Selection & the Origin of Species: • Charles Darwin - Evolution, Natural Select... Related playlistsGreat Inventors: • Great Inventors Great Scientists: • Great Scientists Great Scientists & Inventors (People Profiles Podcast): • Great Scientists & Inventors (People Profi... Subscribe: / @peopleprofiles Our second channel, Dynastic Profiles: / @dynasticprofiles Support us on Patreon: / thepeopleprofiles Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peoplepr...Every People Profiles documentary is written, narrated and edited by human beings, and all our scripts are checked for AI and plagiarism.All footage, images and music used in People Profiles videos are sourced from free media websites or are purchased with commercial rights from online media archives.People Profiles serial number: PP293#IsambardKingdomBrunel #VictorianEra #PeopleProfiles

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