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Resident Engineer

Great Britain · Science / Civil Engineering. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1826

Isambard Kingdom BrunelApril 1826

Rotherhithe · Science / Civil Engineering

Brunel takes over as resident engineer of the Thames Tunnel after John Armstrong resigns through illness.

Names involved

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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