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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The Difference Engine Information
1,571 words, approx. 5 pages
 The Difference Engine is an alternate history novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. It is a prime example of the steampunk sub-genre. The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1991 and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in...


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 The Washington Post
THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE Charles ...
09/09/2001: 1,292 words, approx. 4 pages THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE Charles Babbage and the Quest To Build the First Computer By Doron Swade Viking. 342 pp. $24.95 Charles Babbage was an odd, eccentric Englishman -- scarcely the first to fit that description -- who in eight...
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 Design News
Engineers make a difference.
10/01/2001: 378 words, approx. 1 pages In response to an editorial I wrote recently about declining enrollment in engineering, I received dozens of letters from design engineers who are discouraged and disillusioned by their career choice. Many of you say you feel unappreciated and undervalued, noting that your technical...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Review by John Sladek
1,169 words, approx. 4 pages
 In the following review, Sladek describes Gibson's The Difference Engine as an intelligent novel that addresses serious themes but is also fun to read.


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