Who was the first inventor to build a tunnel under the River Thames?
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) is famous for constructing the first tunnel ever built under a navigable river (see Thames Tunnel). Born in France on April 25,1769, Brunel was educated as a civil engineer.
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