Brunel — can mean:* Isambard Kingdom Brunel, famed British engineer * Marc Isambard Brunel, engineer and father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel * Brunel Bridge, designed by Brunel * Brunel Museum in London, UK * Brunel University in UK * Shlomo Ben Avraham Ole … Wikipedia
Brunel Manor — is a mansion on the outskirts of the Devon seaside resort of Torquay.The manor, along with its gardens were designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to be his retirement home. It is said that while Brunel was surveying for the Great Western Railway… … Wikipedia
Brunel University — Infobox University name = Brunel University latin name = image size = 150px motto = established = 1966 type = Public endowment = £1.8 million cite web |url=http://www.brunel.ac.uk/397/Finance/financialstatements20052006.pdf |title=Financial… … Wikipedia
Brunel (British postage stamps) — This set of six stamps was issued by the Royal Mail on February 23,2006. It was the third set of British commemorative stamps issued in 2006. A major issue, a variety of formats were launched as well as the usual products of mint stamps,… … Wikipedia
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom — born April 9, 1806, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng. died Sept. 15, 1859, London British civil and mechanical engineer. He was the son of Marc Brunel. His introduction of the broad gauge railway, with rails 7 ft (2 m) apart, made possible high speeds… … Universalium
Brunel , Isambard Kingdom — (1806–1859) British engineer Brunel s father, Marc Brunel (1769–1849), a French emigré and distinguished engineer, arrived in England in 1799. He sent his son to Paris in 1820 to learn mathematics and engineering. Brunel returned to England in… … Scientists
bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… … Universalium
BRUNEL — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 9.4.1806 Portsea/UK 15.9.1859 London/UK In 1822 Isambard Kingdom Brunel returned from an apprenticeship in France to Britain and started working in his father s office for the Thames Tunnel. He there… … Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000
Brunel, Sir Marc Isambard — ▪ French British engineer born April 25, 1769, Hacqueville, France died Dec. 12, 1849, London, Eng. French émigré engineer and inventor who solved the historic problem of underwater tunneling (tunnels and underground excavations). In 1793 … Universalium
Royal Albert Bridge — Infobox Bridge bridge name = Royal Albert Bridge caption = The view from Saltash railway station before the walkways were removed from the end of the bridge in 2006. carries = Railway crosses = River Tamar locale = Saltash, United Kingdom maint … Wikipedia
