By the Numbers in 1901
World Population
—
UK Life Expectancy
47.4 years
US Life Expectancy
47.5 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$20.67
Dow Jones Index
72
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
50
How Much Did Things Cost in 1901?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £155 | $2,850 |
| Average salary | £56 | $460 |
| Pint of milk | 1½d | 3¢ |
| Loaf of bread | 2½d | 5¢ |
| Dozen eggs | 8d | 14¢ |
Technology and Inventions in 1901
Marconi sent the first transatlantic radio signal. Electric trams were spreading through British and American cities. The first vacuum cleaner was patented. Automobiles remained a novelty but car races were generating public excitement.
- ● Marconi transmits first transatlantic radio signal from Cornwall to Newfoundland
- ● Hubert Cecil Booth patents the electric vacuum cleaner
- ● First Mercedes automobile produced
- ● King Camp Gillette patents the safety razor
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