Men of Iron

Synopsis: Three-part documentary series chronicling the lives and achievements of a generation of great Victorian engineers. Told through the rivalries of two families, the Stephensons and the Brunels, it also features Thomas Telford, James Nasmyth and Richard Trevithick. Close collaboration and bitter competition between them produced the colossal monuments of the nineteenth century. The series uses computer graphics, first-hand accounts and reconstructions, along with interviews with contemporary experts, to show how 19th century breakthroughs remain fundamental to engineering today.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2004
Year of production: 2004
Notes: Broadcast on Channel 4 in 3 weekly parts, beginning 9/2/04.
Subjects: Engineering; FE
Keywords: Brunel, Isambard Kingdom; engineering design; history of technology; history of the 19th century; industrial archaeology; Industrial Revolution; Stephenson, Robert

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