A HUNDRED years ago, in the iron age, the world watched a wonder grow on the Isle of Dogs, on the River Thames, in London. It was a steam-ship five times the size of the biggest vessel afloat then, in ...

Allowing nothing to stand in his way, Isambard Kingdom Brunel built across gorges, tunnelled under rivers and through hills to construct railway lines, stations, bridges, viaducts and docks. His three ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was and is one of the most celebrated engineers ever to have lived. There's a London university named after him, statues commemorating him across the UK, and many of the ...

Boats, bridges, railways - all things we use every day. But have you ever wondered how these structures are built? The people who design and build them are called engineers, and one of the most famous ...

There are some notable figures in history that you know of for just one single thing. They may have achieved much in their lifetimes or they may have only been famous for Andy Warhol’s fifteen minutes ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Watching Danny Boyle’s Opening Ceremony for the 2012 London ...

The mile maiden on this card was won by Kingsbarns in 2012 before landing the Futurity Trophy and Isambard Brunel could try to emulate him after emphatically opening his account in the same race under ...

It doesn’t matter whether you know it as a railway, a railroad, a chemin de fer, or a 铁路, it’s a fair certainty that the trains near where you live are most likely to be powered either by diesel or ...