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William Burroughs (1914-1997) was an american journalist assosiated with the "beat generation". Many consider him to be the "grandfather of Cyberpunk"
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The word "punk" is used in 1928 to signify a criminal. (exact date not known)
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The term "cybernetics" is used sometime in 1948 by Norbert Wiener. (exact date not known)
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William Burroughs publishes the Naked Lunch in 1955 and in this book the "interzone" is introduced. (exact date not known)
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1976- The Ramones release first album; punk begins 1977- Never Mind the Bullocks - Here's the Sex Pistols released; punk gets notorious
- The Clash release first album; punk gets serious 1978- Generation X, with Billy Idol on lead vocals, releases first album 1979 -The Clash release London Calling -
Blade Runner is released staring Harison Ford
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Neuromancer written and published by William Gibson, the start of cyberpunk stories as we know them today.
The word "cyberspace" is also coined in this year -
Terminator released staring Arnold Schwarzenegger, after this numerous Cyberpunk movies released
