Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Born

Apr 9, 1806

Portsmouth, England

Brunel

Period: Apr 9, 1806 to Sep 15, 1859

Moved to London

Jan 1, 1808

Moved to France

Jan 1, 1820

Returns to England

Nov 1, 1822

Thames Tunnel construction

Period: Nov 1, 1825 to Mar 25, 1843

Brunel nearly drowned when Thames Tunnel collapses

Jan 12, 1828

Clifton Suspension Bridge Construction

Period: Mar 15, 1831 to Jan 1, 1864

Construction of GWR

Period: Jan 1, 1833 to Jun 30, 1841

Construction of Bristol and Exeter Railway

Period: Jan 1, 1836 to May 1, 1844

Construction of Taff Vale Railway

Period: Jan 1, 1836 to Apr 12, 1840

Construction of SS Great Western

Period: Jun 26, 1836 to Mar 31, 1838

First Voyage SS Great Western

Apr 8, 1838

GWR to Maidenhead

Jun 4, 1838

GWR to Twyford

Jul 1, 1839

Construction of SS Great Britain

Period: Jul 1, 1839 to Jul 19, 1843

GWR to Reading

Mar 30, 1840

GWR to Wootten Bassett

May 31, 1841

Station Hotel Reading opened

Jan 1, 1844

World's first Railway Hotel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malmaison_Hotel,_Reading

Construction of South Devon Railway

Period: Jan 1, 1844 to Jan 1, 1849

Hungerford Suspension Bridge

Jan 1, 1845

SS Great Britain runs aground

Jul 1, 1846

Improvements to Bristol Docks

Jan 1, 1848

Construction of Tamar Bridge

Period: May 1, 1854 to May 2, 1859

Construction of SS Great Eastern

Period: May 1, 1854 to Jan 31, 1858

Builds Sculari Hospital

Feb 1, 1855

SS Great Western Scrapped

Oct 1, 1856

SS Great Eastern sold

Jan 14, 1864

Converted to a cable laying ship

SS Great Britain beyond repair

Jan 1, 1886

SS Great Eastern broken up

Jan 1, 1890