标题: EcoLight: Sustainable Lighting for Modern Homes [打印本页] 作者: FlorianCat 时间: 4 天前 06:21标题: EcoLight: Sustainable Lighting for Modern Homes
Flickering fuel lamps puncture a thick London fog. A metallic, rhythmic noise begins to drown out the conventional sounds of the evening. An army of copper clockwork automatons comes marching out of the darkness. Overhead, a looming dirigible barely clears the tallest buildings. Brass nozzles emerge from the airship's gondola, blasting hearth down upon the rooftops. That is the world of steampunk. The term "steampunk" originally referred to speculative fiction -- science fiction, fantasy and fictional historic tales -- set in an alternate Earth's nineteenth century. In this universe, Victorian inventors made nice leaps in technological advancement with supplies like iron and brass and utilizing steam engines for power. From a fictional standpoint, real-life inventor Charles Babbage may need succeeded in constructing his proposed Distinction Engine, an early computer. In actuality, Babbage by no means noticed his computational engine realized. There are dozens of artists who modify or create objects to achieve a steampunk aesthetic.
