> I know there's a whole genre (steampunk) As I'm sure you know, the classic example is 'The Difference Engine' [0] by Gibson and Sterling, but my favourite is

> I know there's a whole genre (steampunk) As I'm sure you know, the classic example is 'The Difference Engine' [0] by Gibson and Sterling, but my favourite is 'The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage' [1] by Sydney Padua, which features the eponymous characters as a crime-fighting duo, assisted by appropriate automation. It also features Isambard Kingdom 'You look like you need an Engineer' Brunel. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thrilling_Adventures_of_Lovelace_and_Babbage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thrilling_Adventures_of_Lo...