| Timeline for 1901 |
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In 1901, Jack Harkness, who had been buried alive under Cardiff since 27 AD, was recovered by Alice Guppy and the Torchwood Cardiff team when they received a signal from a transmitter hidden on him by John Hart. To avoid a paradox of meeting his younger self, who at this time was on an assignment, Jack asked to be cryo-preserved until he caught up to his proper timeline in 2009. (TV: Exit Wounds)
Also during 1901, an English author began writing stories for The Ensign, a magazine for young boys. He would later vanish into the Land of Fiction and become the Master of the Land. (TV: The Mind Robber)
The first British submarine was launched. (TV: Enlightenment)
The Lankester sank on 20 October during its yearly voyage from from Madagascar to New Orleans. (AUDIO: Cryptobiosis)
On 12 December, while on an expedition to the ruins of Babylon, time sensitive linguist John Lafayette stumbled across the Path to Babylon, circa 570 B.C. (PROSE: Walking to Babylon)