The first steam-powered ships took to the water in the latter years of the 18th century, using paddles for propulsion and often still being fitted with sails. It was Richard Wright’s Experiment, a ...
In a 2002 poll by the BBC, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted the second greatest Briton of all time, after Winston Churchill.
Inside The World's First Great Ocean Liner | SS Great Britain With Dan Snow' Dan Snow steps aboard the SS Great Britain in Bristol to tell the story of one of history's most important ships. Designed ...