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Isambard Kingdom Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Portsea on 9th April 1806 to an English mother (nee Kingdom) and a French father. His father, Marc Brunel, was a French monarchist whose continuing residence in revolutionary France had made life there somewhat uncomfortable. When working in New York, Marc conceived and patented machines to produce wooden pulley-blocks for the world's navies. This tackle block technology was adopted by the British Admiralty and Henry Maudsley's engineering company was engaged to build the machinery for their manufacture. Isambard had a French and English education. The technical side included mathematics and apprenticeship with Breguet a precision-instrument maker. Further practical experience came from working in the family engineering office and at the Maudsley engineering works where in 1829 the famous engineer, James Nasmyth the Bridgewater Foundry and steam hammer (1839) also trained. In 1818 Marc Brunel designed and patented a tunnelling shield. This...

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