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Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English architect and engineer, designed the Great Western Railway (born 1806)
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British mechanical and civil engineer (1806–1859)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Great Western Railway
British railway company (1833–1947)
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