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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:35 Thames Tunnel
2:15 Clifton Suspension Bridge
2:38 Great Western Railway
5:00 Brunel’s bridges
5:44 Brunel’s first ship SS Great Western6:47 Brunel’s second ship SS Great Britain7:58 The struggle to build the SS Great Eastern 10:45 Brunel’s death and legacy
12:50 Today’s sponsor Brilliant

Special thanks to the following for permission to use their material:
Soojin Han’s performance of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3:    • Mozart Violin Concerto No.3  Soojin ...  
Andy Longfellow for Wharncliffe viaduct:    • Wharncliffe Viaduct, Hanwell  
Nithin Reddy for Wharncliffe viaduct:    • Wharncliffe Viaduct  
Andrew Liles for Steamtrain over Wharncliffe viaduct:    • Steam train over the Wharncliffe Viaduct  
Southwestern Railway Fan for Maidenhead Railway Bridge:    • One Train on Maidenhead Railway Bridg...  

Sources:
Lychée Henri IV: Nwautana, CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
Portsmouth Block Mills Comlay, CC BYSA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
Thames Tunnel from Wapping: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Suspension Bridge image: Gothick, CC BYSA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
Mixed gauge railway track: Copyright Les Chatfield via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/abK6w'>https://flic.kr/p/abK6w CC BY 2.0 DEED Attribution 2.0 Generic
Great Western Railway train on track: Copyright Les Chatfield via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/abK6w'>https://flic.kr/p/abK6w CC BY 2.0 DEED Attribution 2.0 Generic
Maidenhead Railway Bridge image: Nancy, CC BYSA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain: mattbuck (category), CC BYSA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain front hull image: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain interior: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain bow view: Nortix08, CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain propeller and rudder wide shot: "Derbyshire Dale", CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
Custom launch ramp for Great Eastern at Millwall: Neddyseagoon, CC BYSA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... via Wikimedia Commons
Kensal Green Cemetery: Justinc via Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons AttributionShare Alike 2.0 Generic license
Seaside town of Torquay:    • Torquay  The English Riviera 4K   Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Brunel Manor: David Smith / Brunel Manor
Clifton Suspension Bridge lit at night image: Rodhullandemu, CC BYSA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
Brunel statue: Mewwiii, CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
Aerial view of Clifton Bridge and the Observatory: Chris LathomSharp, CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons