| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
| |
| Luddites |
| |
| |
| (LUD-eyets) Opponents of the introduction of labor-saving machinery. The original Luddites, followers of a legendary Ned Ludd, were British laborers of the early nineteenth century who smashed textile-making machines that threatened their jobs. | 1 |
| ‡ Contemporary opponents of technological change are sometimes called “Luddites.” | 2 |
| |
| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
|
|
