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Conclusions and Observations

In: Taming HAL

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  • Asaf Degani

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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.

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  • Asaf Degani, 2003. "Conclusions and Observations," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Taming HAL, chapter 0, pages 274-282, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-4039-8252-0_19
    DOI: 10.1057/9781403982520_19
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