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"Steampunks, Makers, Hackers and the future of Technology! A book signing and party!
"Monday March 25th @7pm at Powell’s Books (My favorite book store in the world!) at Cedar Hills Crossing we’re doing a Vintage Tomorrows talk and book signing (7-9pm). Afterwards we’re throwing a celebration at Besaws in Portland at NW 23rd and Savier (9pm-12am). The party will have complimentary food and drinks! (If you can come to the party please RSVP)
"Vintage Tomorrows is a book (James H. Carrott and Brian David Johnson) and documentary (Byrd McDonald) exploring what these fascinating subcultures can teach us about people’s changing relationships with technology.
http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Tomorrows-Historian-Steampunk-Technology/dp/1449337996
"If you are in town come join us!
"From Vintage Tomorrows Back Cover:
"What would today’s technology look like with Victorian-era design and materials? That’s the world steampunk envisions: a mad-inventor collection of 21st century-inspired contraptions powered by steam and driven by gears. In this book, futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott explore steampunk, a cultural movement that’s captivated thousands of artists, designers, makers, hackers, and writers throughout the world.
"Just like today, the late 19th century was an age of rapid technological change, and writers such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells commented on their time with fantastic stories that jumpstarted science fiction. Through interviews with experts such as William Gibson, Cory Doctorow, Bruce Sterling, James Gleick, and Margaret Atwood, this book looks into steampunk’s vision of old-world craftsmen making beautiful hand-tooled gadgets, and what it says about our age of disposable technology.
"Steampunk is everywhere—as gadget prototypes at Maker Faire, novels and comic books, paintings and photography, sculptures, fashion design, and music. Discover how this elaborate view of a history that never existed can help us reimagine our future."
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920026631.do
