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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

British mechanical and civil engineer (1806-1859)

9 dated entries naming Isambard Kingdom Brunel, drawn from 9 separate years between 1806 CE and 1864 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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19th century

  • 1806April 9 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British civil engineer (died 1859)source
  • 182710 November – A banquet is held in the Thames Tunnel under construction in London, attended by the Duke of Wellington and Isambard Kingdom Brunelsource
  • 183719 July – The Isambard Kingdom Brunel-designed steamship SS Great Western is launched in Bristol.source
  • 1838April 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.source
  • 1843July 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.source
  • 1845July 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.source
  • 1853Isambard Kingdom Brunel accepts John Scott Russell's tender for construction of the SS Great Eastern passenger steamer.source
  • 1859September 15 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (born 1806)source
  • 1864December 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.source

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