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Bust of Marc Isambard Brunel, Science Museum, London. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (/ b r uː ˈ n ɛ l /, French: [maʁk izɑ̃baʁ bʁynɛl]; 25 April 1769 – 12 December 1849) was a French-British engineer [1] who is most famous for the work he did in Britain. [2] He constructed the Thames Tunnel and was the father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Inside the Thames Tunnel in the mid-19th century. The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping.It measures 35 ft (11 m) wide by 20 ft (6.1 m) high and is 1,300 ft (400 m) long, running at a depth of 75 ft (23 m) below the river surface measured at high tide.
The Portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel is a portrait painting by the English artist James Northcote depicting the French-born British engineer Marc Isambard Brunel.Brunel was a pioneering engineer of the Regency era known particularly for his creation of a block-making machine during the Napoleonic Wars and his later construction of the Thames Tunnel, a project which also involved his son ...
Brunel Engine House Bench seat incorporating a model of the Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash. The Engine House [2] was designed by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel to be part of the infrastructure of the Thames Tunnel. It held steam-powered pumps used to extract water from the tunnel. It was originally used as a boiler house during the construction of the ...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (/ ˈ ɪ z ə m b ɑːr d ˈ k ɪ ŋ d ə m b r uː ˈ n ɛ l / IZZ-əm-bard KING-dəm broo-NELL; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859 [1]) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer [2] who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", [3] "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", [4] and "one of the greatest ...
In 1802 Marc Isambard Brunel proposed to the Admiralty a system of making blocks using machinery he had patented. Bentham appreciated the superiority of Brunel's system and in August 1802 he was authorised by the Admiralty to proceed. There were three series of block-making machines, each designed to make a range of block sizes.
Isambard Brunel may refer to individuals from three generations of the engineering dynasty: Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769–1849), French-born engineer who settled in England Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), English mechanical and civil engineer
Jean-Luc Brunel (1946–2022), French model scout and agency manager; June Brunel or Brunell, Australian actress, June Newton (1923–2021) Marc Isambard Brunel (1769–1849), engineer and father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), famed British engineer