"The story of Brunels tunnel under the Thames is a fine combination of drama, farce, ingenuity, showmanship and sheer engineering chutzpah, the like of which we shall probably never see again"
- MICHAEL PALIN in his foreword
Written by acknowledged experts and published by the Brunel Museum in association with the ICE, this new book presents the fascinating story of the first successful tunnel under a river in soft ground. It is illustrated with 55 contemporary paintings, plans, photographs and engravings, which bring the project to life.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Maße
Höhe: 210 mm
Breite: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-9504361-2-8 (9780950436128)
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Foreword
A Chronology of the Thames Tunnel
Under the River
The Remarkable Brunels
A Tunnel for the Thames
Beginning the Tunnel
Finishing the Tunnel
The Celebrated Tunnel
The Fate of the Tunnel
Where the Tunnel Led
The Tunnel Today
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
