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Revision 9 . . August 25, 2001 5:33 am by AxelBoldt [mention Sterling's novel]
Revision 8 . . (edit) August 7, 2001 9:41 pm by AxelBoldt
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The cyberpunk novelists William Gibson and Bruce Sterling co-authored a steampunk novel of alternative history entitled The Difference Engine in which Babbage's difference and analytical engines became available to Victorian society. The novel explores the consequences and implications of the early introduction of computational technology.

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