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William Cowan 1897 - 1963

William Cowan of New Jersey was born on December 20, 1897, and died at age 65 years old in May 1963.

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In 1897, in the year that William Cowan was born, 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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In 1903, at the age of only 6 years old, William was alive when the silent film, The Great Train Robbery opened. Although it was filmed in Milltown, New Jersey, it was a Western. Twelve minutes long, the film used a lot of innovative techniques - some scenes were hand colored and composite editing, on-location shooting, and frequent camera movement were used. Its budget was $150 (about $4000 currently) and was the most popular film until 1915 when Birth of a Nation was released.
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Cowan, Billy (Born c. 1927) Harderson, Sarah Cowan, Charles (Feb 4, 1897 - Mar 1971) Cowan, Betty (Jul 11, 1910 - Feb 12, 1999) Cowan, Frances (Nov 16, 1913 - Apr 1986) Cowan, Irving (Apr 25, 1907 - Oct 18, 1998) Cowan, Dorothy (Apr 19, 1918 - Dec 25, 1994) Cowan, Everett (Jul 3, 1921 - Apr 6, 2004) Cowan, Charles (May 25, 1933 - Nov 20, 2008) Cowan, Kathleen (Nov 10, 1935 - May 30, 2005)
Cowan, Gertrude (Apr 2, 1900 - Nov 1972) Cowan, Clarence (Jul 14, 1903 - Feb 1977) Cowan, Ruth (Sep 7, 1899 - Dec 1988) Cowan, Nancy (Jun 23, 1954 - Oct 25, 2006) Cowan, Leila (Oct 30, 1881 - Mar 1976) Cowan, Evelyn (Feb 20, 1929 - Oct 18, 2000) Cowan, Robert (Aug 30, 1920 - May 21, 1987) Cowan, Persis (Mar 16, 1901 - Feb 1991) Cowan, Alison (Mar 30, 1965 - Dec 3, 2010) Cowan, Richard (Jan 11, 1919 - Jul 1982)
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