Innerworld@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIsambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern (1857)upload.wikimedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up173file-text
arrow-up173external-linkIsambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern (1857)upload.wikimedia.orgInnerworld@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42477732 The ship was launched on this day in 1857. Credit: Robert Howlett
minus-squareNegentropicBoy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoA truly amazing Engineer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
minus-squareNachBarcelona@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoWith a truly amazing name. Isamabard was his dad’s (French) first name, Kingdom was his mom’s last name.
minus-squareTanoh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month agoIt is one of those names where truth is stranger than fiction. Imagine a protagonist in a novel or movie with that name, everyone would roll their eyes at the author.
A truly amazing Engineer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
With a truly amazing name. Isamabard was his dad’s (French) first name, Kingdom was his mom’s last name.
It is one of those names where truth is stranger than fiction. Imagine a protagonist in a novel or movie with that name, everyone would roll their eyes at the author.