steampunk

Also known as steam punk fiction, steam punk, steampunk fiction

thumb|upright|Original illustration of Jules Verne's Nautilus engine room

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Steampunk is a science fiction genre and aesthetic that reimagines history with advanced steam-powered technology, inspired by the industrial era and classic works like those of Jules Verne. It matters as a creative movement that influences literature, art, fashion, and design, allowing people to explore imaginative "what-if" scenarios about how technology might have developed differently.

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Within Vinony's link graph, steampunk is referenced by 1,805 other articles, and connects out to H. G. Wells, tech noir and non-narrative film.

Vinony files it under 1980s neologisms, History of fashion and Nerd culture.

Its subject is documented across 64 Wikipedia language editions.

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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections

Contents

History
Precursors
Origin of the term
Modern steampunk
Japanese steampunk
Relationships to retrofuturism, DIY craft and making
Art, entertainment, and media
Art and design
Fashion
Literature
Steampunk settings
Alternative world
American West
Fantasy and horror
Post-apocalyptic
Victorian
East Asia
Music
Television and films
Video games
Culture and community
Social events
Other
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|upright|Original illustration of Jules Verne's Nautilus engine room

Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retro-futuristic technology and aesthetics prominently inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery and design. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the Victorian era or the American frontier where steam power remains in mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “steampunk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.