Happy 210th Birthday, Mr. Brunel.

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James Harrison

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Happy 210th Birthday, Mr. Brunel.

« on: April 09, 2016, 02:00:19 pm »

Happy 210th birthday to someone whose railways were built to the wrong gauge, whose locomotives didn't work, whose steamships bankrupted their owners, whose bridges were only completed after his death, whose large projects usually came in massively over-budget and brought financial ruin to their patrons, and who despite all this somehow has the legacy of being a great engineer.


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