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William H Emel 1884 - 1971

William H Emel of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on January 9, 1884, and died at age 87 years old on November 15, 1971.
William H Emel
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19142
January 9, 1884
November 15, 1971
Male
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  • 01/9
    1884

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    January 9, 1884
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  • 11/15
    1971

    Death

    November 15, 1971
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    William H Emel lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1884, in the year that William H Emel was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1897, he was only 13 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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