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James Askin 1888 - 1945

James Askin was born on December 2, 1888, and died at age 56 years old in February 1945. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Askin.
James Askin
December 2, 1888
February 1945
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James Askin's History: 1888 - 1945

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  • 12/2
    1888

    Birthday

    December 2, 1888
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  • 02/dd
    1945

    Death

    February 1945
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    James Askin lived 17 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.
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In 1888, in the year that James Askin was born, on July 25th, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City - Frank Edward McGurrin - decisively beat the competition in a typing contest in Ohio. He was supposedly the only person who used touch typing and is believed to have invented the method. Touch typing is ubiquitous now - but Frank's win is what convinced everyone that the method was good!
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In 1897, James was only 9 years old when in the January 22nd issue of "Engineering", the word "computer" was first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. Previously - since the 17th century - the term computer meant "one who computes" and referred to human beings who worked with numbers.
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