Vintage Tomorrows A Historian And A Futurist Journey Through Steampunk Into The Future of Technology By: James H. Carrott; Brian David Johnson Publisher: Maker Media, Inc Print ISBN: 9781449337995, 1449337996 eText ISBN: 9781449337971, 144933797X Edition: 1st Pages: 412 Format: PDF Available from $ 15.99 USD SKU: 9781449337971 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. Additional ISBNs 9781449337995, 9781449337988, 1449337996, 1449337988 SKU: 9781449337995 Download now: https://ebookscoffee.sellpass.io/products/Vintage-Tomorrows
