The Difference Engine
$24.61
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2011
Summary
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 dreadnoughts, machine-guns and information technology, prepares to better the world’s lot…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575099401 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0575099402 |
| Author: | William Gibson, Bruce Sterling |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 26mm |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
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About The Author
William Gibson
William Gibson began writing in 1977 and burst upon the literary world with his acclaimed first novel, Neuromancer, the book that launched the cyberpunk generation and the first novel to win the holy trinity of science fiction, the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K Dick Awards. His most recent books include Pattern Recognition and Idoru.
Bruce Sterling burst onto the SF scene with the birth of Cyberpunk and co-authored THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE with his colleague William Gibson. His biggest UK success was with The Hacker Crackdown. He lives with his wife and daughters in Austin, Texas.
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