Today's Discussion about Brunei's Achievements in 19th Century and Nariakira Shimazu's Challenge blown Western Winds into Japan in the Same Time

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On 9 April 2006, it is the two hundred-birth anniversary of Isambard Kingdom Brunei (1806 to 1859), a great engineer of the Victorian Age. There will be, in Great Britain and in Japan also, some celebrations for his achievements. In this presentation, our discussion points will be: why does Brunei attract us now?-through the comparative views of stand points: 19th vs 21st, Great Britain vs Japan, technology vs society, conservative vs progressive, etc. In order to the comparative studies on Brunei and Shimazu Nariakira (1809 to 1858), a Japanese 'daimyo' lord of Satsuma in the same generation with Brunei. This is the aim of contributing toward technology innovation and technology education.