Brunei Bicentenary Conference

摘要

Isambard Kingdom Brunel est né le 9 avril 1806. De nos jours, il est le plus connu des ingénieurs victoriens, grâce à ses designs novateurs, dont plusieurs existent encore. Brunel fut un génie de l'imagination qui s'est attaqué à l'impossible. Certains de ses travaux furent décevants, comme le système à propulsion atmosphérique du South Devon Railway. D'autres furent de remarquables succès, comme le Great Western Railway, le S.S. Great Britain, et le pont Saltash, sur la Tamar.%Isambard Kingdom Brunei was born on 9 April, 1806. Today he is the best known of the Victorian engineers through his innovative designs, many of which are still in existence. Brunei was an imaginative genius challenged by the impossible. Some of his projects were disappointments such as the atmospheric propulsion system for the South Devon Railway. Others were great hits such as the Great Western Railway, the S.S. Great Britain, and the Saltash Bridge across the Tamar River.