What would today's technology look like with Victorian-era
design and materials? That's the world steampunk envisions: a
mad-inventor collection of 21st century-inspired contraptions
powered by steam and driven by gears. In this book, futurist Brian
David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott explore
steampunk, a cultural movement that's captivated thousands of
artists, designers, makers, hackers, and writers throughout the
world.
Just like today, the late 19th century was an age of rapid
technological change, and writers such as Jules Verne and H.G.
Wells commented on their time with fantastic stories that
jumpstarted science fiction. Through interviews with experts such
as William Gibson, Cory Doctorow, Bruce Sterling, James Gleick, and
Margaret Atwood, this book looks into steampunk's vision of
old-world craftsmen making beautiful hand-tooled gadgets, and what
it says about our age of disposable technology.
Steampunk is everywhere--as gadget prototypes at Maker Faire,
novels and comic books, paintings and photography, sculptures,
fashion design, and music. Discover how this elaborate view of a
history that never existed can help us reimagine our future.
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