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1947 in science

The year 1947 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1946 in science, other events of 1947, 1948 in science and the list of years in science.

Table of contents

1 Anthropology 2 Computer science 3 Awards 4 Deaths

Anthropology

• August 7 - Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101 day 4,300 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean proving that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.

Computer science

• July 29 - After being shut off on November 9, 1946 for a refurbishment, ENIAC, one of the world's first digital computers, is turned on after a memory upgrade. It will remain in continuous operation until October 2, 1955.

Awards

• Nobel Prizes
  • Physics - Edward Victor Appleton
  • Chemistry - Sir Robert Robinson
  • Medicine - Carl Ferdinand Cori, Gerty Cori, Bernardo Houssay

Deaths

• December 17 - J. N. Bronsted, physical chemist.

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