Early Automation Costs Jobs
The following want-ad from the Sacramento Daily Union, 2 November 1857 is an early example of jobs being displaced by machines. TO MINERS.— A PORTABLE LOCO- MOTIVE ENGINE AND BOILER FOR SALE.— This machine was constructed for working shafts, is mounted on wagon wheels, and has a hoisting arrange- ment for dirt and water; can … [Read more…]