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Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people the age canal and great engineers industries and impact impact of industrial revolution

Who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol?

  1. George Stephenson

  2. Barnes Wallis

  3. Isambard Kingdom Brunel

  4. Oliver Heaviside
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol is one of the most famous works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, though it was completed after his death.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people the age canal and great engineers industries and impact impact of industrial revolution

Who designed and built the Royal Albert Bridge over the River Tamar in Plymouth?

  1. Isambard Kindom Brunel

  2. George Stephenson

  3. James Watt

  4. Joseph Bramah
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The famous Royal Albert Bridge was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the 1850's and regarded as one of his greatest railway bridges. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest of the options-
George Stephenson was a self-made mechanical engineer, largely credited with building the first railway line and becoming the 'father of the railways'.
James Watt was an inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements in steam engine technology drove the Industrial Revolution.
Joseph Bramah invented the first hydraulic press.
Hence, these are incorrect.