Brendan Kearns is a former chartered engineer at eircom who shares remarkable stories from our connected world in his new book Evolution of Telecommunications. From Bell's accidental discovery of the telephone while trying to improve telegraph systems to Ireland's transformation from 50% manual exchanges in 1979 to today's fiber networks, Brendan reveals the engineering breakthroughs that built modern communications. His comprehensive guide traces the path from Morse code to AI and quantum computing, sharing tales of underwater cable failures that led to heat equation breakthroughs, why an undertaker invented automatic switching, and the cybersecurity challenges facing today's networks. THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUTHow the telephone was accidentally inventedWhy Ireland's telephone infrastructure was decades behind in 1979The engineering challenges of laying the first transatlantic cablesHow automatic telephone switches were invented by an undertakerWhy successful engineering leadership requires small collaborative teamsThe cybersecurity threats facing modern telecom networksConnect with Brendan:Book: "Evolution of Telecommunications" available on Amazon.iehttps://www.amazon.ie/EVOLUTION-TELECOMMUNICATIONS-Brendan-Michael-Kearns/dp/1068201509MORE INFORMATIONLooking for ways to explore or advance a career in the field of engineering? Visit Engineers Ireland to learn more about the many programs and resources on offer. https://www.engineersireland.ie/   Engineers Journal AMPLIFIED is produced by DustPod.io for Engineers Ireland.QUOTESWe engineers, we're very inquisitive people. We do like to break things from time to time. That's necessary, but then you have to fix them afterwards. - Brendan KearnsSometimes practice can come before theory. You can't wait for the theory to be written first. You gotta do things to make things happen. - Brendan KearnsThe telephone was invented by Bell in 1876, but he wasn't trying to invent the phone - he was trying to improve the telegraph. - Brendan KearnsEngineering is the art of giving something flesh, in my opinion. - Brendan KearnsI always like to work on small teams, no more than four or five people, where everybody is completely engaged and where everybody is honest with what they know and don't know. - Brendan KearnsKEYWORDS#telecommunications, #engineering, #innovation, #cybersecurity, #career-transition  

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