Innerworld@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoIsambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern (1857)upload.wikimedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkIsambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern (1857)upload.wikimedia.orgInnerworld@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42477732 The ship was launched on this day in 1857. Credit: Robert Howlett
minus-squareNachBarcelona@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoWith a truly amazing name. Isamabard was his dad’s (French) first name, Kingdom was his mom’s last name.
minus-squareTanoh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoIt is one of those names where truth is stranger than fiction. Imagine a protagonist in a novel or movie with that name, everyone would roll their eyes at the author.
With a truly amazing name. Isamabard was his dad’s (French) first name, Kingdom was his mom’s last name.
It is one of those names where truth is stranger than fiction. Imagine a protagonist in a novel or movie with that name, everyone would roll their eyes at the author.