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Books
Isambard Kingdom Brunel by LTC Rolt (Longmans, 1957)
Brunel, Engineering Giant by Peter Hay (London, 1973)
Brunel and his World by John Pudney (London, 1974)
The Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel edited by Sir Alfred Pugsley (Institute of Civil Engineers, 1976)
Brunel: The Life and Times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Angus Buchanan (Hambledon, 2002)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Engineering Knight-Errant by Adrian Vaughan (John Murray, 2003)
Brunel's Ships by Denis Griffiths, Andrew Lambert and Fred Walker (Chatham Publishing, 2000)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Engineering Knight-Errant by Richard Thames (Shire, 1995)
Links
site on the Great Eastern, with all of the main facts and figures
Places to visit
The ship was built at Millwall, on London's Isle of Dogs, where the launching timbers still remain - these have been exposed and can be seen. can tell you more about the history of this fascinating area of London.
The funnel that blew up is now part of the Sutton Poyntz Water Supply Museum, Weymouth, Dorset DT3 6LT
