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The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., a 1993 Fox Network TV science fiction-Western set in the 1890s, features elements of steampunk as represented by the character Professor Wickwire, whose inventions were described as "the coming thing". [136]
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world wherein steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions ...
The term "steampunk" was among [16] [17] the early subgenres recognized, emerging in the late 1980s. It presents a generally more optimistic and brighter outlook compared to cyberpunk. Steampunk is typically set in an alternate history closely resembling our own from the late 18th century, particularly the Regency era onwards, up to ...
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Steamcon grew out of the desire of its founders to host a steampunk event in greater Seattle. The idea [1] to start the event was hatched at the local science fiction convention Norwescon in 2008 when multiple people expressed an interest [2] to hold an event devoted exclusively to steampunk. Although the idea for a Seattle area Steampunk ...
The action of the story follows Sybil Gerard, a political courtesan and daughter of an executed Luddite leader; Edward "Leviathan" Mallory, a paleontologist and explorer; and Laurence Oliphant, a historical figure who, as is portrayed in the book, was a travel writer whose work was a cover for espionage activities "undertaken in the service of Her Majesty". [2]
A Nomad of the Time Streams [1] is a compilation volume of Michael Moorcock's early steampunk trilogy, begun in 1971 with The Warlord of the Air and continued by its 1974 and 1981 sequels, The Land Leviathan and The Steel Tsar. [2]
Cars, cars, cars—they’re everywhere, right? You barely even realize they’re around unless something unusual happens. When a unique-looking car drives down the road, many people tend to stop ...