May 28 –
Alan Turing's paper "On Computable Numbers" is received by the
London Mathematical Society for publication, introducing the concept of the theoretical "a[utomatic]-machine" or
Turing machine. Its formal publication is on November 12.[3]
November 3 – The world's first regular daily high-definition (at this time defined as at least 200 lines) television broadcast service is begun by the
British Broadcasting Corporation from
Alexandra Palace in London (following test transmissions since August). The service initially alternates on a weekly basis between
John Logie Baird's 240-line electromechanical system and the
Marconi–
EMI all-electronic
405-line television system.
November 9 – American explorer
Ruth Harkness encounters and captures in China a live
giant panda, a cub named
Su Lin, the first to enter the United States.[21]
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