By the Numbers in 1932
World Population
—
UK Life Expectancy
51.3 years
US Life Expectancy
52.5 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$23.46
Dow Jones Index
45
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
56
How Much Did Things Cost in 1932?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £530 | $3,900 |
| Average salary | £180 | $1,141 |
| Pint of milk | 2d | $0.06 |
| Loaf of bread | 3d | $0.07 |
| Dozen eggs | 1s | $0.29 |
| Pint of beer | 5d | $0.15 |
| Cinema ticket | 6d | $0.20 |
Technology and Inventions in 1932
The Chadwick discovery of the neutron transformed nuclear physics. Radio remained king, but early television experiments accelerated. Commercial aviation grew with airlines like Imperial Airways connecting the British Empire. The first polaroid filters were developed.
- ● James Chadwick discovers the neutron at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge
- ● Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
- ● Sydney Harbour Bridge opens, the world's widest long-span bridge
- ● Edwin Land develops the first synthetic polarising filters
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