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Also known as the noir prophet of the cyberpunk subgenre, william gibson is an american canadian science fiction novelist. The difference engine by william gibson difference engine wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the difference engine consists of a number of columns, numbered from 1 to n. Download the difference engine audiobook by william gibson. I originally bought that book a long time ago, then i lent it to a friend, before reading it. Provocative, compelling, intensely imagined, it is a startling extension of gibson s and sterlings unique visionsand the beginning of movement we know today as steampunk. Available but not holdable view details view details for the difference engine, book, available but not holdable. Provocative, compelling, intensely imagined, it is a startling extension of gibsons and sterlings unique visions in a new and totally unexpected direction. Charles babbage perfects his analytical engine and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. Gibson left the united states during the vietnam war in order to avoid the draft. This special anniversary edition features an introduction by cory doctorow and a collaborative essay from the authors looking back on their creation. Gibson coined the term cyberspace in his short story burning chrome and later popularized the concept in his debut novel, neuromancer 1984. The difference engine reflects the creative synergy of two great cyberpunk pioneers, gibson and sterling.
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