gunug and Kelly, I didn't realize this stuff has a name! Reading Kelly's links about steampunk, I thought of the movie Wild Wild West, and sure enough, it's mentioned
here. The origins of steampunk are interesting, this in particular (which may be mentioned in the Wikipedia links):
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There are roughly three main theories about the origin of Steampunk, none of which actually contradict the others.
The first is that Steampunk was essentially created when Walt Disney released his live film adaptation of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Though made in the 1950s, the film intentionally retained its Victorian setting and Vernian inventions, as well as retro-recreating modern technologies like atomic power.
Heinlein delved into it often. His British Empire ornithopters on Mars are a hoot.
Great. This will be a Lost Weekend investigating steampunk on the net.
