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1806 - 1859Life of the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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9 Apr 1806Isambard Kingdom Brunel is born in Portsmouth, England.
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1820 - 1822Isambard Kingdom Brunel studies in France, including an apprenticeship with watchmaker Louis Breguet.
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Jan 1828Isambard Kingdom Brunel nearly drowns in a serious flooding during construction of the Thames Tunnel.
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1829Isambard Kingdom Brunel submits four designs for Clifton Suspension Bridge, one is accepted.
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Mar 1833Isambard Kingdom Brunel is appointed the chief engineer of the Great Western Railway (GWR).
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5 Jul 1836Isambard Kingdom Brunel marries Mary Horsley.
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1838The Great Western Railway line from Bristol to London opens.
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1838Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamship SS Great Western is launched.
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1840The Temple Meads railway station in Bristol, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, opens.
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19 Jul 1843Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamship SS Great Britain is officially launched at Bristol.
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May 1845The steamship SS Great Britain completes its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York.
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Sep 1846The steamship SS Great Britain runs aground in Dundrum Bay on the northeast coast of Ireland.
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Dec 1851The Great Western Steamship Company sells the steamship SS Great Britain to Gibbs, Bright & Company.
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1854Paddington Station in London, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, opens.
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Feb 1855Isambard Kingdom Brunel is approached by the British government to design a new type of hospital for use in the Crimean War, the Renkioi Hospital.
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1858Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamship SS Great Eastern is launched.
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15 Sep 1859Isambard Kingdom Brunel dies of ill-health.
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Jun 1860SS Great Eastern makes its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York.
