edisonade

edisonade
a genre of science fiction and adventure fiction featuring a brilliant robust inventor, engineer or scientist hero who has an adventure in the wilds of the world, created from the mid-19th century to early 20th century, mostly American
See Also: robinsonade, steampunk, gaslight romance, Edison, Thomas Edison

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