Further Antedating of "Automation"

[Fred Shapiro]

automation (OED 1948)

1941 _Wash. Post_ 10 June 22 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  Aqueduct
Selections ... 4 -- Automation, Candlestick, Buster.

NOTE: It is possible that this is a misspelling of Automaton.

Fred Shapiro


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