The idea of the computer and the death of the last thylacine both belong to 1936.
Alan Turing described his universal computing machine, and in September the last known thylacine died in Hobart Zoo.
The events
- Turing's universal machine1936 · Cambridge. In 1936 young mathematician Alan Turing described an abstract computing machine and proved that some problems cannot be solved by any algorithm. His universal machine became the theoretical foundation of every computer.
- Death of the last thylacine1936 · Hobart, Tasmania. On 7 September 1936 the last known thylacine died at Hobart's zoo after being left outside its shelter on a cold night. The species had been granted protection just 59 days earlier. For decades farmers had killed the 'Tasmanian tiger' for bounties.
More amazing facts
- 1934 Until 1934 people in Turkey were not required to have surnames.
- 1935 Until 1935 the West called the country Persia.
- 1935 · 1937 The Kremlin's ruby stars are less than a century old. Double-headed eagles topped the towers until 1935; they gave way to stars set with gems, and in 1937 to today's ruby-glass stars.
- 1936 The thylacine was granted protection on 10 July 1936; the last known animal died at Hobart Zoo on 7 September — just 59 days later.
- 1936 · 1949 Adidas and Puma were founded by two brothers.
- 1937 Chkalov flew over the North Pole to Vancouver — not the Canadian city, but its namesake in Washington State, USA. The nonstop flight from Moscow in June 1937 took 63 hours.