Brunel and The Victorian Engineers: 1 (Great Victorians)

Smith, Nigel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750220600 ISBN 13: 9780750220606

Publisher: Wayland, 1997

Using Brunel as the central character, this book covers the whole history of Victorian engineering. It examines the work of other engineers who were working at the same time as Brunel, what their influences were and how they achieved what they did. This book is part of a series which profiles famous Victorians in context with their particular fame, showing how their achievements influenced, and were influenced by, the work of others.

About the Author:

Nigel Smith is an enthusiastic historian and an expert on the Industrial Revolution. He holds a Master's degree and is head of history at Hall Mead School, Upminster. He has written many history books for young people.