▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁connecting ▁the ▁two ▁nations ▁briefly ▁by ▁under se a ▁cable ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁A ▁more ▁dur able ▁cable ▁was ▁laid ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁numerous ▁other ▁sub marine ▁lines ▁followed . ▁Bre tt ▁founded ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁Irish ▁Mag net ic ▁Te legraph ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁which ▁laid ▁the ▁first ▁sub marine ▁te legraph ▁cable ▁to ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁trans at l antic ▁te legraph ▁cable ▁project ▁and ▁was ▁confident ▁that ▁England ▁and ▁America ▁would ▁be ▁linked , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁live ▁to ▁see ▁it ▁accomplished . ▁ ▁Bre tt ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁v ault ▁in ▁the ▁church yard ▁of ▁West bury - on - Try m , ▁near ▁Br istol . ▁ ▁Works ▁Bre tt ▁published ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁ 1 0 4 ▁pages , ▁On ▁the ▁Origin ▁and ▁Progress ▁of ▁the ▁Ocean ic ▁Te legraph , ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁brief ▁facts ▁and ▁opinions ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁( Lond on , ▁ 1 8 5 8 ), ▁and ▁contributed ▁several ▁papers ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Institution ▁of ▁Civil ▁Engine ers , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member . ▁A ▁list ▁of ▁these ▁contributions ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁index ▁of ▁the ▁' Pro ceed ings ' ▁of ▁the ▁society . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁