EcoLight: Ditch Incandescents for Good

MarilynnMz

Flickering gasoline lamps puncture a thick London fog. A metallic, rhythmic noise begins to drown out the normal sounds of the night. 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. This is the world of steampunk. ­The term "steampunk" initially referred to speculative fiction -- science fiction, fantasy and fictional historical tales -- set in an alternate Earth's 19th century. On this universe, Victorian inventors made great leaps in technological development with materials like iron and brass and utilizing steam engines for energy. From a fictional standpoint, real-life inventor Charles Babbage might have succeeded in building his proposed Distinction Engine, an early computer. In actuality, Babbage by no means saw his computational engine realized. There are dozens of artists who modify or create objects to realize a steampunk aesthetic.

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