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Clockwork futures : the science of steampunk and the reinvention of the modern world / Brandy Schillace by Schillace, Brandy. Pegasus Books, 2017. Call #: 509.034 S334c Subjects Science -- History -- 19th century.   Science -- Social aspects -- History.   Steampunk culture.   Literature and technology. ISBN:  9781681775180 (hc.) Edition:  First Pegasus Books cloth edition Description:  xx, 300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index Contents:  The god of mathematics -- Clockwork boy and the mother machine -- Catching lightning in a bottle -- Into dark country -- The scientist and the engineer -- He who powers the future -- A wrench in the age of machinery -- Of acid and accident -- The science of Sherlock Summary:  "Airships and electric submarines, automatons and mesmerists. Welcome to the wild world of steampunk. What if the unusual gadgetry so often depicted as "steampunk" actually made an appearance in history? Zeppelins and steam-trains; arc-lights and magnetic rays: these fascinating (and sometimes doomed) inventions bounded from the tireless minds of unlikely heroes. Such men and women served no secret societies and fought no super-villains, but they did build engines, craft automatons, and engineer a future they hoped would run like clockwork. From Newton to Tesla, from candle and clockwork to the age of electricity and manufactured power, technology teetered between the bright dials of fantastic futures and the dark alleyways of industrial catastrophe. Meet the intrepid souls who pushed Victorian technology to its limits and paved the way for our present age. Brandy Schillace reveals the science behind steampunk, which is every bit as extraordinary as what we might find in the work of Jules Verne, and sometimes, just as fearful"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Dartmouth North Public Library Adult Nonfiction 509.034 S334c Adult books Checked out Jul 11, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 509.034 S334c Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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