Nowhere is that age evoked with more vigour than in the adventure novels of 19th-century French novelist Jules Verne. Here’s what makes Verne the godfather of steampunk. Professors, captains and ...

Steampunk was coined after the rise of cyberpunk in the 1980s, but it has its roots back in the 1950s movie adaptations of classic sci-fi novels, including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ...