The following events occurred in October 1902:
October 2, 1902: The Tale of Peter Rabbit published throughout Britain
October 13, 1902: Ernest Rutherford sends wireless signal to moving train
The following events occurred in January 1902:
January 30, 1902: Scott's Discovery Expedition reaches the Great Ice Barrier in Antarctica
The Carnegie Institution
January 28, 1902: Andrew Carnegie endows the Carnegie Institution for Science