The internet took hold, the National Lottery was launched (1994), 24-hour shopping and Sunday trading.
Population
1991
Population of Britain = 58 million
Population from 1991
Homes and household goods
Mobile phones, dishwashers, personal computers, mobile phones, widescreen TVs, DVDs and digital cameras.
Virtually 100% of homes had a washing machine
Mobile phones became smaller, cheaper and more popular.
Computers
1990
The World Wide Web/Internet protocol (HTTP) and WWW language (HTML) created by Tim Berners-Lee.
1991
World Wide Web first available to the public
1991
Three million computers connected to the Internet
1993
The pentium processor invented
1994
Sony Playstation launched
1996
Ten million computers connected to the Internet
1998
130 million web users in the world
Music
Britpop
This was the general name given in the 1990s to a new wave of successful British bands who made a big impact in the United States and Europe, as well as in England. The most successful have been Radiohead, Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Massive Attack and The Spice Girls.
Fashion
1991 Puffa jackets
1992 Showing your pants
1993 Body piercing
1994 Wonder bra
1995 Slogan t-shirts
1996 Stack trainers
1997 Body Art
1998 Sarongs
Transport
Britain drew closer to Europe when the Channel Tunnel rail service began in 1995.
Date
Invention
Inventor
1991 The digital answering machine
1994 GPS (completed) I. Getting / B. Parkinson
1996 The 56K modem Dr. Brent Townshend
Population
1991
Population of Britain = 58 million
Population from 1991
Homes and household goods
Mobile phones, dishwashers, personal computers, mobile phones, widescreen TVs, DVDs and digital cameras.
Virtually 100% of homes had a washing machine
Mobile phones became smaller, cheaper and more popular.
Computers
1990
The World Wide Web/Internet protocol (HTTP) and WWW language (HTML) created by Tim Berners-Lee.
1991
World Wide Web first available to the public
1991
Three million computers connected to the Internet
1993
The pentium processor invented
1994
Sony Playstation launched
1996
Ten million computers connected to the Internet
1998
130 million web users in the world
Music
Britpop
This was the general name given in the 1990s to a new wave of successful British bands who made a big impact in the United States and Europe, as well as in England. The most successful have been Radiohead, Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Massive Attack and The Spice Girls.
Fashion
1991 Puffa jackets
1992 Showing your pants
1993 Body piercing
1994 Wonder bra
1995 Slogan t-shirts
1996 Stack trainers
1997 Body Art
1998 Sarongs
Transport
Britain drew closer to Europe when the Channel Tunnel rail service began in 1995.
Date
Invention
Inventor
1991 The digital answering machine
1994 GPS (completed) I. Getting / B. Parkinson
1996 The 56K modem Dr. Brent Townshend