Table of Contents
1 The Brunels, 1806-17 7
2 Youthful Training, 1817-24 15
3 First Endeavours, 1825-29 22
4 An Engineer in Bristol, 1829-31 61
5 The Great Western Railway, 1832-36 71
6 Marriage to Mary, 1836 108
7 A Steamship for the Atlantic, Great Western 129
8 The Great Western Railway Opens 141
9 SS Great Britain, the Ship that Changed the World 170
10 The Launch of SS Great Britain and More Railways, 1843-47 186
11 Another Tunnel, an Exhibition and Paddington Station, 1847-52 210
12 A Royal Bridge, a Submarine and a Hospital, 1852-56 224
13 Iron Colossus, SS Great Eastern 240
14 An Engineer to the End, 1859 260
Appendix 1 Significant Dates 277
Appendix 2 Brunel's Main Engineering Projects 278
Appendix 3 Dimensions of Ships 279
Appendix 4 The Rooms in 17 and 18 Duke Street 280
Appendix 5 Household Staff, 1851 Census 282
Appendix 6 Selection of Letters Revealing Aspects of Brunel's Life 283
Bibliography 301
Index 303
