Greater Genius?: A Biography of Marc Isambard Brunel

"Marc Isambard Brunel, father of the nation's favourite industrial engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, should have as great a claim on fame as his well-championed son. I.K. Brunel's engineering achievements were a triumph but the technical feats accomplished by Marc were arguably even more remarkable. The crowning glory of his career, for which he was knighted, was the construction of the first tunnel under a river in the world. Although I.K. Brunel is popularly credited with the tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping, it was Marc Brunel who was responsible for its design and construction." "In this book, the first major biography dedicated to Sir Marc's life and work since 1970, Harold Bagust narrates Brunel's life from his birth in France, through his struggle for recognition in Britain to his ultimate acceptance and success and reassesses his pivotal role in establishing Britain's industrial success in the 19th century. The author's well-researched text is supplemented by complete details of Sir Marc's impressive range of patent applications."--BOOK JACKET.Bagust, Harold is the author of 'Greater Genius?: A Biography of Marc Isambard Brunel', published 2006 under ISBN 9780711031753 and ISBN 0711031754.