Isambard Kingdom Brunel (/ˈɪzəmbɑːrdˈkɪŋdəmbruːˈnɛl/IZZ-əm-bard KING-dəm broo-NELL; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, [who] changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions". Brunel built dockyards, the Great Western Railway (GWR), a series of steamships including the first purpose-built transatlanticsteamship, and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering.
Though Brunel's projects were not always successful, they often contained innovative solutions to long-standing engineering problems. During his career, Brunel achieved many engineering firsts, including assisting his father in the building of the first tunnel under a navigable river (the River Thames) and the development of the SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven, ocean-going iron ship, which, when launched in 1843, was the largest ship ever built. (Full article...)
Image 8Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 9A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 10Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport (from Aviation)
Image 11Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 20Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 21Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the eighth longest in Europe. (from Rail transport)
Image 26Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 27A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 28European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 29Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 53Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 54German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 55The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 58Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 59According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 64The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 65Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 660-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 67Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 69Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 70Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 71A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
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... that a section of Mississippi Highway 489 was designated as the Jason Boyd Memorial Highway to commemorate the MDOT superintendent who was killed while removing debris from the road?
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