Abstract
The “Ballad of John Henry” tells of the legendary black American steel pin driver, John Henry, who swung a huge nine pound hammer driving railroad spikes on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway in the 1870s.1 John Henry was renowned for his strength among his fellow workers and could drive a steel pin into a track with a single blow instead of the usual three. The ballad centres on a competition between John and a mechanical steam powered drill, a controversial innovation that threatened to replace thousands …
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | f1804 |
Journal | British Medical Journal (BMJ) |
Volume | 346 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Apr 2013 |
Keywords
- Automation
- Behavior
- Inventions