An edition of The Difference Engine (1990)

The Difference Engine

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An edition of The Difference Engine (1990)

The Difference Engine

  • 3.3 (22 ratings) ·
  • 55 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 37 Have read

Fictional speculation on what would have happened if the computer had been invented in the 19th century.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
363

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine
2011, Spectra/Bantam Books
electronic resource / in English
Cover of: The difference engine
The difference engine
1992, Bantam Books, Spectra
in English
Cover of: The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine
January 1, 1992, Spectra
Mass Market Paperback in English - Spectra Special Editions
Cover of: The difference engine
The difference engine
1991, Bantam Books
in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York, USA
Series
Bantam spectra book

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3557.I2264 D54 2011eb

The Physical Object

Format
[electronic resource] /
Pagination
1 online resource (363 p.)
Number of pages
363

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25558423M
Internet Archive
differenceengine00gibs_729
ISBN 10
0345532589
ISBN 13
9780345532589
OCLC/WorldCat
774566405

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Work Description

1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. And three extraordinary characters race toward a rendezvous with history - and the future: Sybil Gerard - dishonored woman and daughter of a Luddite agitator; Edward "Leviathan" Mallory - explorer and paleontologist; Laurence Oliphant - diplomat and spy. Their adventure begins with the discovery of a box of punched Engine cards of unknown origin and purpose. Cards someone wants badly enough to kill for... Part detective story, part historical thriller, The Difference Engine is the first collaborative novel by two of the most brilliant and controversial science fiction authors of our time. Provocative, compelling, intensely imagined, it is a startling extension of Gibson's and Sterling's unique visions - in a new and totally unexpected direction!
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May 19, 2020 Edited by CoverBot Added new cover
April 12, 2020 Edited by Stew Merge editions.
July 22, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Merged duplicate records
July 29, 2014 Created by ImportBot Imported from Internet Archive item record