Telecommunications Engineer: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Your phone can talk to a tower miles away by sending tiny invisible waves through the air.
Through history
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Long ago
People first sent messages over wires using electricity. Engineers then learned to send voices this way too, so friends could talk from far away.
Tools of the trade
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Router
A box that shares the internet with every phone, tablet, and computer in your home, so they can all connect at once.
A day in the job
- 9:00 AMThe engineer checks computer screens full of data to see if calls and videos are running smoothly across the network.
Words to know
- Cell tower
- A tall structure with antennas on top. It helps phones in a neighborhood get a signal so calls and messages work.