Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a British engineer who constructed a number of innovative civil and railway engineering projects. In 1853 he began construction of the SS Great Eastern, which would be six times larger than any other ship ever constructed. With the vessel measuring 692 feet in length and 22,500 long tons in weight it proved difficult to launch. The...