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Which famous Victorian engineer built the Great Western Railway, the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the SS Great Britain?
- James Watt
- Robert Stephenson
- George Stephenson
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Why this is the correct answer
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was one of the most prolific and innovative engineers of the Victorian era, responsible for the Great Western Railway, the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol and the iron steamship SS Great Britain. He also designed and built the Thames Tunnel and several other major engineering works. Brunel was voted second in a 2002 BBC poll of the greatest Britons.