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portada The Difference Engine
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2011
Language
English
Pages
492
Format
Paperback
Weight
0.90
ISBN13
9780440423621

The Difference Engine

William Gibson (Author) · Spectra · Paperback

The Difference Engine - William Gibson

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Synopsis "The Difference Engine "

The 20th anniversary edition of the classic steampunk novel With new commentary by the authors 1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine, and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. Three extraordinary characters race toward a rendezvous with the future: Sybil Gerard—fallen woman, politician’s tart, daughter of a Luddite agitator; Edward “Leviathan” Mallory—explorer and paleontologist; Laurence Oliphant—diplomat, mystic, 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 took the science fiction community by storm when it was first published twenty years ago. This special anniversary edition features an Introduction by Cory Doctorow and a collaborative essay from the authors looking back on their creation. Provocative, compelling, intensely imagined, this novel is poised to impress a whole new generation.
William Gibson
  (Author)
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William Gibson es uno de los escritores de ciencia ficción más influyentes y elogiados del mundo. Es autor de doce novelas (incluyendo La máquina diferencial coescrita con Bruce Sterling), una antología de relatos (Quemando cromo) y una colección de ensayos (Distrust That Particular Flavor). Considerado un visionario, difunde un potente discurso acerca de nuestros deseos culturales, miedos y obsesiones sobre temas como las multinacionales, la política global, los datos computarizados, la ingeniería genética, la cibernética, el miedo a lo tecnológico y, en última instancia, el significado de ser humano en una era infinitamente compleja.

Su famosa novela Neuromante acuñó el término «ciberespacio» y nos ofreció la primera aproximación a Internet. En siguientes obras superventas, Gibson nos ofreció descripciones proféticas y convincentes de lo que sería la prensa del corazón, la tele realidad y la nanotecnología. Su obra se ha visto influida por la de otros autores y académicos, además de por la tecnología, la cultura popular, el arte y la música. Gibson también ha colaborado en numerosas ocasiones en el campo de las artes escénicas, la música y el cine. Actualmente vive en Vancouver con su mujer.
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