Innerworld@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoIsambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern (1857)upload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: photography@lemmy.world
arrow-up171arrow-down1imageIsambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern (1857)upload.wikimedia.orgInnerworld@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: photography@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42477732 The ship was launched on this day in 1857. Credit: Robert Howlett
minus-squareNegentropicBoy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 days agoA truly amazing Engineer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
minus-squareNachBarcelona@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 days agoWith a truly amazing name. Isamabard was his dad’s (French) first name, Kingdom was his mom’s last name.
minus-squareTanoh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·6 days 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.