At last,our best-known engineerIsambard Kingdom Brunel,has a fittingmemorial Being Brunel,a museumcelebrating the great man's life andwork,was recently opened within the SSGreat Britain visitor attraction in BristolOne of the items on display is a letterthat Brunel received from a 10-year-oldboy in 1858 when news was spreadingof the difficulties that the engineer facedin launching the SS Great Eastern.Theboy wrote "I often think of engineering,and suggested that Brunel should dig atrench around the ship,flood it,and floatthe vessel out onto the Thames.
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