Isambard Kingdom Brunel has one of the best names ever given in the English language. He was also an incredibly interesting and accomplished person, a genius innovator of the first order. And he looked pretty cool doing it. If Bob Dylan was an engineer, he'd be Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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March 20, 2010
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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