Question

Where was Isambard Kingdom Brunel born _________?
A. France
B. England
C. Germany
D. Italy

Answer 1

Hint: He was the son of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, who was a French civil engineer who used to live and work in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and her mother was from England.

Complete Answer: An English Civil Engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel is one of the prominent and intelligent people in the history of engineering. His role in the early industrial revolution was very significant.
He was born in Hampshire, London, the capital of England. His father, Marc Isambard Brunel sent him to France for higher education. Marc Brunel was too a notable engineer.
Isambard studied at the University of Caen and then at Lycee Henri-IV. The Great Western Railway, the first major railway route between London and Bristol was created by him.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is considered one of the best designs. The design was made by Brunel.
He was appointed as the chief engineer of the London to Bristol railway project in 1833. Isambard Brunel built the Paddington station which was opened in 1854. His contribution to the Great Western Railway is commendable and the entry of GWR into London was believed to be a great success and the railways are still in use.
 Some of the plans and projects of Isambard Brunel were not successful but most of them contained resourceful and creative solutions to engineering problems.

Thus, the correct option is B.

Note: He was an assistant engineer, to create a tunnel under River Thames in London, he worked for several years. The Thames Tunnel Company and his father Marc Brunel funded the project.