Roberson, Chris. "Edison's Frankenstein"
Divergence: c 1816 CE
Summary: Murder at the Columbian Exhibition at the end of a century shaped by the discovery of "prometheum".
Published: In Postscripts #20/21 (December 2009); The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection (ed. Gardner Dozois), St. Martin's 2010 (0312608977BUY, 0312608985BUY); and Year's Best SF 15 (eds. David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer), Eos 2010 (0061721751BUY).
Published: On-line on the author's website, date unknown.
Awards: Finalist: 2009 Sidewise Award for best short-form alternate history.
Web link: Chris Roberson's website