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Michael Webster

The Architect of the Underground City

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel

Michael Webster

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Michael Webster
27 October 2025
Individual artists, art monographs; Individual photographers; Individual architects & architectural firms; Biography: general; Biography: science, technology & engineering
The Architect of the Underground City

The founder of the Brunel dynasty is often overlooked. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) was a systematic genius driven from revolutionary France whose innovations made the modern world possible.

He invented mass production with the Portsmouth Block Mills and, following financial ruin and a spell in debtors' prison, achieved redemption by creating the Tunnelling Shield to bore beneath the River Thames.

The Thames Tunnel was his masterpiece-a twenty-year battle that provided the essential blueprint for every subway and underground system built since. This is the definitive story of the indispensable architect who conquered engineering, finance, and geology to forge the mechanical foundations of the industrial age. Approx.166 pages, 33500 word count
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Imprint:   Michael Webster
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   200g
ISBN:   9798232401047
Pages:   166
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Born and raised in a small town on the east coast of Scotland, the author brings a unique and refreshing voice to his writing. A late-in-life diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome illuminated his lifelong journey, giving him a deeper understanding of the distinct way he sees the world. Describing himself as an optimist on a mission to entertain and inform, he aims to take the reader's imagination to its limits and deliver a truly unforgettable experience.

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