Brunel
Isambard Kingdom
[iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
his father, Sir Marc Isambard, 1769–1849, English civil engineer, born in France: chief engineer of New York City 1793–99.
Contemporary Examples
Billionaire Pedophile Goes Free Conchita Sarnoff July 19, 2010
Historical Examples
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer Isambard Brunel
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer Isambard Brunel
The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson Samuel Smiles
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer Isambard Brunel
History of the Commune of 1871 P. Lissagary
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer Isambard Brunel
History of the Commune of 1871 P. Lissagary
The Hills and the Vale Richard Jefferies
noun
Isambard Kingdom (ˈɪzəmˌbɑːd). 1806–59, English engineer: designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge (1828), many railway lines, tunnels, bridges, etc, and the steamships Great Western (1838), Great Britain (1845), and Great Eastern (1858)
his father, Sir Marc Isambard. 1769–1849, French engineer in England
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