Morris presents readers with a revised and updated third edition of his comprehensive pictorial examination of the life, work, and vision of Victorian era engineer and visionary Isambard Kingdom Brune
Born into poverty in the Scottish Border country in 1757, Thomas Telford rose to become a towering figure of the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the pre-eminent engineer of his day.Incorporating
The son of a shepherd, Thomas Telford was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1782 he moved to London.