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Revision 15 . . August 25, 2001 5:30 am by AxelBoldt [novel is also about analytical engines]
Revision 14 . . (edit) August 24, 2001 8:52 pm by AxelBoldt [*headlines]
Revision 13 . . August 24, 2001 3:13 pm by The Cunctator [*added steampunk link, corrected algorithm values]
  

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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 engine became available to Victorian society. The novel explores the consequences and implications of the early introduction of computational technology.
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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