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  2. Steampunk - Wikipedia

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    Steampunk. Original illustration of Jules Verne 's Nautilus engine room. "Maison tournante aérienne" (aerial rotating house) by Albert Robida for his book Le Vingtième Siècle, a 19th-century conception of life in the 20th century. Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and aesthetics inspired ...

  3. History of education - Wikipedia

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    The history of education extends at least as far back as the first written records recovered from ancient civilizations. Historical studies have included virtually every nation. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] The earliest known formal school was developed in Egypt's Middle Kingdom under the direction of Kheti, treasurer to Mentuhotep II (2061-2010 BC).

  4. Jules Verne - Wikipedia

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    Jules Gabriel Verne (/ v ɜːr n /; [1] [2] French: [ʒyl ɡabʁijɛl vɛʁn]; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) [3] was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, [3] a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues ...

  5. Education in the Empire of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Henry Dyer, Pioneer Of Education In Japan. Global Oriental. ISBN 1-901903-66-4. Shibata, Masako (2005). Japan and Germany under the U.S. Occupation: A Comparative Analysis of Post-War Education Reform. Lexington Books. ISBN 0-7391-1149-3. Toyoda, Toshio (1988). Vocational Education in the Industrialization of Japan. United Nations University.

  6. History meets future: Southern Maine Steampunk Fair returns ...

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    Steampunk is a blend of history and the future: a view of the world if Victorian aesthetics and steam power existed in the modern day.

  7. List of steampunk works - Wikipedia

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    Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world wherein steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found ...

  8. Thomas Willeford - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Willeford. Thomas Dean Willeford V (born October 29, 1964) is a steampunk writer, artist and maker. He is known for his work appearing on television and for his book Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos. [1] He lives and works in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, doing business as Brute Force Studios. [1][2][3] His steampunk subculture persona is ...

  9. Decorate Like a 'Steampunk': Mix History and Futuristic Sci-Fi

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    Mixing elements from the Victorian Era -- you know, when steam power was the only option -- with futuristic punk rock styles, steampunk is basically a sci-fi Decorate Like a 'Steampunk': Mix ...