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Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Engineers
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Brunel, along with three other engineers, was asked to submit competitive proposals to the committee. The man who submitted the lowest estimate was to be given the task of surveying the line.
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Railways did not take all of Brunel's attention; he was responsible for great advances in marine engineering as well. His Great Western paddle-wheeler (1837) was the first steamship to provide regular transatlantic service.
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