Conclusions and Observations

Asaf Degani

Chapter Chapter 18 in Taming HAL, 2003, pp 274-282 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In the early nineteenth century, with the rise of the industrial revolution in England, workers led by one Ned Ludd broke into workshops and ransacked machines and equipment. The “Luddite” movement spread rapidly throughout the industrial heartland of England in 1811, resulting in the destruction of many wool and cotton mills before the British government suppressed it harshly. In 1813 the British Parliament passed a law making “machine breaking” a capital crime, and executed 17 men soon thereafter. By 1817, the Luddite movement had ceased to be active in England. Although the image of the heroic “machine-wrecker” fighting against the goliath machine captures the imagination, most historians agree that the revolt was primarily against the changing economic structure.

Keywords: Automate System; User Interaction; Automate Control System; Automatic Transition; Cordless Phone (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403982520_19

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