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 (272 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's publisher is recorded as Gollancz^[6].
• The Difference Engine's genre is recorded as science fiction^[7].
• The Difference Engine's genre is recorded as alternate history^[8].
• The Difference Engine's genre is recorded as 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's publication date is recorded as +1990-09-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• The Difference Engine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01kl5t^[15].
• The Difference Engine's Open Library ID is recorded as OL27252W^[16].
• The Difference Engine's has edition or translation is recorded as The Difference Engine^[17].
• The Difference Engine's has edition or translation is recorded as The Difference Engine^[18].
• The Difference Engine's narrative location is recorded as London^[19].
• The Difference Engine's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 612^[20].
• The Difference Engine's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 2110^[21].
• The Difference Engine's nominated for is recorded as BSFA Award for Best Novel^[22].
• The Difference Engine's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel^[23].
• The Difference Engine's nominated for is recorded as John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel^[24].
• The Difference Engine's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel^[25].
• The Difference Engine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Difference Engine'}^[26].
• The Difference Engine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La Machine à différences'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

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].

Why It Matters

The Difference Engine ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 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]