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The computer age has arrived a century ahead of time with Charles Babbage's perfection of his Analytical Engine. The Industrial Revolution, supercharged by the development of steam-driven cybernetic Engines, is in full and drastic swing. Great Britain, with her calculating-cannons, steam dreamnoughts, machine-guns and information technology, prepares to better the world's lot . . .
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The Difference Engine, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling
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- Released
- 2003
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Gibson, Bruce Sterling
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN10
- 0575600292
- ISBN13
- 9780575600294
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, England, Society, 19th century, Great Britain, Dystopia, London, Paris, Steampunk, Cyberpunk, Alternate History, Laws, Surveillance, monitoring, Airships, Tires
- First published
- 1990
- Original title
- The Difference Engine
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- The computer age has arrived a century ahead of time with Charles Babbage's perfection of his Analytical Engine. The Industrial Revolution, supercharged by the development of steam-driven cybernetic Engines, is in full and drastic swing. Great Britain, with her calculating-cannons, steam dreamnoughts, machine-guns and information technology, prepares to better the world's lot . . .