Cyberpunk By facebooker_100004114632765 Jan 1, 1959 The Naked Lunch published A novel(cyberpunk) by William S. Burroughs Aug 16, 1960 The word "cyborg" coined by Manfred Clynes Jan 1, 1983 The short story "Cyberpunk" by Bruce Bethke published the first use of the term 'cyberpunk' anywhere Jan 1, 1984 Neuromancer published Jan 1, 1986 Burning Chrome published Jan 1, 1989 "Fiction 2000" conference held in Leeds