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The term cybernetics was coined by Norbert Wiener
The term cybernetics was first heard of in the title and throughout this book:
Weiner, Norbert. "Cybernetics." (1948). -
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The evolution of cyberpunk
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"The Naked Lunch" a book by William Burroughs was released
Burroughs, William S. "Naked Lunch. 1959." New York: Grove (1990). -
The word "cyborg" was coined by Manfred Clynes
Cyborg as a term was first used in this book:
Clynes, Manfred E., and Nathan Kline. "S.(1960) Cyborgs and Space." Astronautics, September: 26-7. -
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"The Girl who was Plugged in"
A science fiction novella by James Tiptree Jr.
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"Shockwave Rider" was published
Brunner, John. (2011). The shockwave rider. Hachette UK. -
"The Artifical Kid" was published
Sterling, Bruce. The artificial kid. Open Road Media, 2014. -
"Johnny Mnemonic" was published.
Johnny Mnemonic was originally published omni magazine. Johnny mnemonic is now part of William Gibson's Burning Chrome:
Gibson, William. "Johnny Mnemonic.” 1981." Burning Chrome: 1-22. -
"Blade Runner" was released
A film by Ridley Scott is about a blade runner that must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator
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"Neuromancer" was published
Gibson, William. "Neuromancer New York." Ace 9 (1984). -
"The Terminator" was released
A film by James Cameron about
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"Burning Chrome" a book by William Gibson Is published
Gibson, William, and William Gibson. Burning chrome. Ace Books, 1987. -
"Crystal Express" was published
Sterling, Bruce. Crystal express. New York, NY.: Ace Books, 1990. -
"Terminator 2" was released
A film by James Cameron about a cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her young son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg, made out of liquid metal.
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"The Lawnmower Man" is released
A film by Brett Leonard:
This film is about a simple man who is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
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"The Net" was released
A film by Irwin Winkler about a computer programmer who stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger. The Net -
"The Matrix" was released
A film by the Wachowski Brothers about a computer hacker that learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
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"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" is released
A cybernetic warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to protect a 19-year old drifter and his future wife from a most advanced robotic assassin and to ensure they both survive a nuclear attack.
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"I, robot" was released
A film byr Alex Proyas that is set in 2035 a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.
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"Terminator Salvation" was released
A McG film set in 2018, a mysterious new weapon in the war against the machines, half-human and half-machine, comes to John Connor on the eve of a resistance attack on Skynet. But whose side is he on, and can he be trusted?
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"Inception" was released
A film by Christopher Nloan about a thief who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/ -
The Terminator Genisys was released
A film by Alan Taylor and the latest addiction the Series of Terminator films: When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340138/
