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The Difference Engine

Author: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

Referenced in 2 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

April 21, 2024

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Described as a counterfactual book where Ada Lovelace and Babbage create computers in Victorian Britain, with Lady Byron's marriage being a pivot point

March 15, 2021

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Referenced as a science fiction novel imagining a world where Babbage and Ada Lovelace invented the computer, with Victorian England run by computers