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Informationen zum Autor Author: Richard Beamish's life led him on several international adventures, including teaching English in Pusan, South Korea, for a couple of years and then ending up in Budapest, Hungary. He led a busy life in Budapest. When he wasn't teaching English, one could find him playing Squash regularly, and he became very active in the local chapter of Toastmasters. All the while, he continued to travel throughout Europe, ride his bicycle, write short stories, and he made a couple of attempts at writing novels too. Richard passed away suddenly on December 8, 2020.Compiled by long-time friends, Kempton Dexter and Ron Kearse, Klappentext This 1862 biography delineates the career of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), chief engineer of the Thames Tunnel. Zusammenfassung Working on the Thames Tunnel, Richard Beamish (1798–1873) came to know the elder Brunel (1769–1849). His 1862 memoir recounts the distinguished engineer's life and work, including the early attempt to build the tunnel, which was abandoned in 1828, and its eventual completion in 1843. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Birth and youth, 1769-86; 2. 1786-93; 3. 1793-9; 4. 1799-1801; 5. Brunel's claim to be the author of the block machinery vindicated; 6. 1802-3; 7. 1802-10; 8. 1805-16; 9. 1809-14; 10. 1814-19; 11. 1821-31; 12. 1814-21; 13. 1821-6; 14. 1824-5; 15. 1825-7; 16. 1827-8; 17. 1829-31; 18. 1831-43; 19. Personal, domestic and social qualities; 20. 1843-9. Conclusion; Appendices.
