{"slug": "isambard-kingdom-brunel", "label": "Isambard Kingdom Brunel", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207380", "qid": "Q207380", "description": "British mechanical and civil engineer (1806-1859)", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [1806, 1864], "span_label": ["1806 CE", "1864 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "liverpool", "label": "Liverpool", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bristol", "label": "Bristol", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1806, "year_label": "1806 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "April 9", "text": "April 9 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British civil engineer (d. 1859)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368311144#January–June", "title": "1806", "revid": 1368311144, "section": "Births › January–June"}}, {"year": 1838, "year_label": "1838 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "April 8", "text": "April 8–23 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel's paddle steamer SS Great Western (1838) makes the transatlantic crossing to New York from Avonmouth, England, in 15 days, inaugurating a regular steamship service.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360381946#April–June", "title": "1838", "revid": 1360381946, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1843, "year_label": "1843 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "July 19", "text": "July 19 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel's SS Great Britain is launched from Bristol; it will be the first iron-hulled, propeller-driven ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366016136#July–September", "title": "1843", "revid": 1366016136, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1845, "year_label": "1845 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "July 26", "text": "July 26–August 10 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel's iron steamship Great Britain makes the transatlantic crossing from Liverpool to New York, the first screw propelled vessel to make the passage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364939346#July–September", "title": "1845", "revid": 1364939346, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1853, "year_label": "1853 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Isambard Kingdom Brunel accepts John Scott Russell's tender for construction of the SS Great Eastern passenger steamer.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352708271#April–June", "title": "1853", "revid": 1352708271, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1859, "year_label": "1859 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 15", "text": "September 15 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (b. 1806)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371179353#July–December", "title": "1859", "revid": 1371179353, "section": "Deaths › July–December"}}, {"year": 1864, "year_label": "1864 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "December 8", "text": "December 8 – The Clifton Suspension Bridge across the River Avon (Bristol) in England, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completed as a memorial to him, opens to traffic.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369213895#December", "title": "1864", "revid": 1369213895, "section": "Events › December"}}]}