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Charles Babbage—The Analytical Engine (cont.)
Interestingly, the term Luddite, which is now used to described someone who dislikes technology, comes from this era. A band of traditional English weavers protested the use of this new machinery and, in some cases, even sabotaged the new looms. (A pretty gutsy move, since, in those days, such an action could cost you your life!) These weavers gave themselves the code name "the Luddites," after Ned Ludd, a clumsy weaver character from folklore. This made for a scornful joke: when asked, "Who broke the looms?" they replied something like, "Oh, must have been clumsy old Ned Ludd." |
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