The Difference Engine

Summary

The Difference Engine is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (985 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Difference Engine authored William Gibson^[3].
• The Difference Engine authored Bruce Sterling^[4].
• The Difference Engine's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• The Difference Engine was published by Gollancz^[6].
• The Difference Engine's genre is science fiction^[7].
• The Difference Engine's genre is alternate history^[8].
• The Difference Engine's genre is steampunk^[9].
• difference engine is named after The Difference Engine^[10].
• The Difference Engine's place of publication is recorded as United States^[11].
• The Difference Engine's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• The Difference Engine's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• The Difference Engine was published on September 1990^[14].
• The Difference Engine's has edition or translation is recorded as The Difference Engine^[15].
• The Difference Engine's has edition or translation is recorded as The Difference Engine^[16].
• The Difference Engine's narrative location is recorded as London^[17].
• The Difference Engine's nominated for is recorded as BSFA Award for Best Novel^[18].
• The Difference Engine's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel^[19].
• The Difference Engine's nominated for is recorded as John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel^[20].
• The Difference Engine's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel^[21].
• The Difference Engine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Difference Engine'}^[22].
• The Difference Engine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La Machine à différences'}^[23].
• The Difference Engine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Differenz-Maschine'}^[24].
• The Difference Engine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'A gépezet'}^[25].
• The Difference Engine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'La macchina della realtà'}^[26].
• The Difference Engine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ディファレンス・エンジン'}^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include William Gibson^[3], a writer^[28], b. 1948^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Nebula Award for Best Novel^[31], specialised in cyberpunk^[32] and Bruce Sterling^[4], a novelist^[33], b. 1954^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel^[36]. The Difference Engine was published by Gollancz^[6].

Publication

The Difference Engine was released on September 1990^[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include science fiction^[7], alternate history^[8], and steampunk^[9].

Why It Matters

The Difference Engine ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (985 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]