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The time he lived in was an amazing era for engineering and engineering funding - with an lots of failed and successful projects. It's kind of like todays VC e
by helsinkiandrew 3y ago
The time he lived in was an amazing era for engineering and engineering funding - with an lots of failed and successful projects. It's kind of like todays VC environment but rather than "AirBnb for cats" it was bridges, ships, railway lines, and tunnels
His father was almost as prolific and spent time in a debtors prison: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Isambard_Brunel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Isambard_Brunel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Isambard_Brunel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Isambard_Brunel
- immibis 3y agoThe ring railway in Berlin used to be a rich person's playset, when the city was much smaller and fit well within the ring. Now it's effective public transport that couldn't be built today.