Luddites+and+the+Luddite+Rebellion+of+1811-1813




 * Event Summary**

Who Were the Luddites and What Did They Want, UK National Archives

**Luddites: Episode 274** from Engines of Our Ingenuity


 * What the Luddites Really Fought Against--Technology Wasn't Really the Enemy**, Smithsonian, March 2011


 * [[image:primary_sources.PNG]]Primary Sources**

Luddite Riots of 1812
 * The Luddites and Charlotte Bronte e-Text: Primary Sources
 * This collection includes a written Luddite threat against a textile mill owner, a Luddite oath, letters to unemployed knitters, and an excerpt from Charlotte Bronte's 1849 novel, //Shirley, a Tale//

The Frame Breaking Act of 1812




 * Automation and Robots in the Modern Economy**

When Robots Take All of Our Jobs, Remember the Luddites, Smithsonian, January 2017


 * The world is entering a “Fourth Industrial Revolution ”characterized by unprecedented “developments in genetics, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, 3D printing, and biotechnology.” ** (World Economic Forum)

Two-Thirds of the Jobs in this City Could Be Automated by 2035, MarketWatch (July 5, 2017)
 * The city is Las Vegas
 * 55 percent of jobs in metropolitan areas face the same scenario


 * [[image:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Stamps_of_Germany_%28DDR%29_1987%2C_MiNr_3133.jpg width="316" height="195" align="right" caption="German Stamp, 1987"]] ||
 * German Stamp, 1987 ||


 * Image by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, 2013 ||
 * Image by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, 2013 ||


 * A Robot May Be Training To Do Your Job. Don't Panic** . The New York Times (September 10, 2016)


 * Yes, the Robots Will Steal Our Jobs. And That's Fine** . The Washington Post (February 17, 2016)


 * Automation is a Job Engine, New Research Says**
 * **Study of computer automation in 317 occupations from 1980 to 2013**
 * Employment grows significantly faster in occupations that use computers more


 * Where Machines Could Replace Humans--And Where They Can't (Yet)**


 * Four Fundamentals of Workplace Automation**
 * **45% of work activities could be automated using existing technology**
 * **60% of all occupations could have 30% of their activities automated**
 * **Only 5% of all occupations could be entirely automated using existing technology**


 * [[image:resourcesforhistoryteachers/book.png caption="book.png" link="@https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1489171861&sr=1-1&keywords=the+rise+of+the+robots"]]The Rise of the Robots, Martin Ford (Basic Books, 2016)**


 * The Five Jobs Robots Will Take First**


 * The Five Jobs Robots Will Take Last**


 * [[image:resourcesforhistoryteachers/Screen Shot 2017-02-24 at 12.30.24 PM.png caption="Screen Shot 2017-02-24 at 12.30.24 PM.png" link="@https://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/eng06.sci.engin.design.lp_robot/what-is-a-robot/#.WMMBfhiZN-U"]]What is a Robot? PBS Learning Media**