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Summary: Get to Know the Character, less so his Work
Review: This book will leave you with a good feel for the man and what drove him, but the technical side of his achievements is lacking. Extraordinary he certainly was, but somewhat less admirable than his reputation would suggest.The book is well written and it describes Brunel's times as well as his character excellently. I would have been more interested in how such impressive engineering feats were achieved when the mathematical methods and the physical means of realising them were so rudimentary. But it was still a good read and kept me engrossed from cover to cover.
Rating:
Summary: Get to Know the Character, less so his Work
Review: This book will leave you with a good feel for the man and what drove him, but the technical side of his achievements is lacking. Extraordinary he certainly was, but somewhat less admirable than his reputation would suggest. The book is well written and it describes Brunel's times as well as his character excellently. I would have been more interested in how such impressive engineering feats were achieved when the mathematical methods and the physical means of realising them were so rudimentary. But it was still a good read and kept me engrossed from cover to cover.
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