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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
Signed
No
Features
Illustrated
Original Language
English
Intended Audience
Adults
Inscribed
No
Vintage
No
ISBN
9781449337995

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
O'reilly Media, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1449337996
ISBN-13
9781449337995
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117135205

Product Key Features

Book Title
Vintage Tomorrows : A Historian and a Futurist Journey Through Steampunk into the Future of Technology
Number of Pages
411 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fashion, General, Fantasy / Historical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Technology & Engineering, Fiction, Crafts & Hobbies
Author
Brian David Johnson, James H. Carrott
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
21.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-537413
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
303.483
Synopsis
Can you imagine what today's technology would have looked like in the Victorian Era? That's the world Steampunk envisions: a mad-inventor collection of 21st Century-inspired contraptions powered by stream and driven by gears. It's more than just a whimsical idea. In the past few years, the Steampunk genre has captivated makers, hackers, artists, designers, writers, and others throughout the world. In this fascinating book, futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott offer insights into what Steampunk's alternative history says about our own world and its technological future. Interviews with experts such as William Gibson, Cory Doctorow, Bruce Sterling, James Gleick, and Margaret Atwood explore how this vision of stylish craftsmen making fantastic and beautiful hand-tooled gadgets has become a cultural movement - and perhaps an important countercultural moment. Steampunk is everywhere - as gadget prototypes at Maker Faire, novels and comic books, paintings and photography, sculptures, fashion design, and music. Discover how this elaborate view of a future that never existed can help us look forward., In this fascinating book, futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott offer insights into what Steampunk's alternative history says about our own world and its technological future., What would today's technology look like with Victorian-era design and materials? That's the world steampunk envisions: a mad-inventor collection of 21st century-inspired contraptions powered by steam and driven by gears. In this book, futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott explore steampunk, a cultural movement that's captivated thousands of artists, designers, makers, hackers, and writers throughout the world. Just like today, the late 19th century was an age of rapid technological change, and writers such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells commented on their time with fantastic stories that jumpstarted science fiction. Through interviews with experts such as William Gibson, Cory Doctorow, Bruce Sterling, James Gleick, and Margaret Atwood, this book looks into steampunk's vision of old-world craftsmen making beautiful hand-tooled gadgets, and what it says about our age of disposable technology. Steampunk is everywhere--as gadget prototypes at Maker Faire, novels, and comic books, paintings and photography, sculptures, fashion design, and music. Discover how this elaborate view of a history that never existed can help us reimagine our future.
LC Classification Number
HM846

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