Cyberpunk

William Burroughs born

Feb 5, 1914

William Burroughs (1914-1997) was an american journalist assosiated with the "beat generation". Many consider him to be the "grandfather of Cyberpunk"

First use of the word "punk"

Jan 1, 1928

The word "punk" is used in 1928 to signify a criminal. (exact date not known)

Cybernetics

Jan 1, 1948

The term "cybernetics" is used sometime in 1948 by Norbert Wiener. (exact date not known)

The Naked Lunch

Jan 1, 1955

William Burroughs publishes the Naked Lunch in 1955 and in this book the "interzone" is introduced. (exact date not known)

Start of punk as a music genre

Period: Jan 1, 1976 to Dec 31, 1979

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

Jun 25, 1982

Blade Runner is released staring Harison Ford

Neuromancer

Jul 1, 1984

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

Oct 26, 1984

Terminator released staring Arnold Schwarzenegger, after this numerous Cyberpunk movies released