{"product_id":"isambard-kingdom-brunel-colin-mbe-maggs-9781445640655","title":"Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Life of an Engineering Genius","description":"In his time Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the world's greatest engineer. His list of achievements is truly breathtaking: the Thames Tunnel, the first underwater tunnel in the world; the SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven ship; the Clifton Suspension Bridge, then the longest span of any bridge in the world; and the Great Western Railway. History has been kind to his memory: many of his creations still exist and he is lauded by historians as a truly 'Great Briton'.In this full-scale biography Colin Maggs presents a portrait of a complex, ambitious and determined genius. But the Brunel that emerges is not without flaws. He made mistakes, both personal and technical - he wasn't always right but never admitted he was wrong. Drawing on Brunel's diaries, letters and business papers, we see the real Isambard, a more human figure, emerging from behind the towering structures and machines he created.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin MBE Maggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1445640651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781445640655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amberley Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d","brand":"Colin MBE Maggs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48442250592511,"sku":"9781445640655","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7110d38d-42c4-4b19-9834-4cf52ca7e25c.jpg?v=1777196122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/isambard-kingdom-brunel-colin-mbe-maggs-9781445640655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}