Luddite (noun, dating from 1811) - name taken by a group of protesters who destroyed machinery in Midlands and northern England 1811-16 for fear it would deprive them of work. Name supposedly originates from Ned Ludd, a Leicestershire worker who had wrecked machinery in 1779. Name is applied to modern rejecters of automation and technology from at least 1961.
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Can tha' keep a Secret?
Here's a good blog to refer to, concerning the forthcoming 200th anniversary of the Luddite uprisings:
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