Cyberpunk: 5 Key Moments In History:

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  • The Girl Who Was Plugged In

    The Girl Who Was Plugged In
    The Girl Who Was Plugged In, a science fiction novella by James Tiptree Jr. (a pen name used by writer Alice Sheldon) was published in New Dimensions 3. It won the Hugo Award for best novella in 1973.
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    Key events in Cyberpunk history

  • The Clash release their first album

    The Clash release their first album
    The Clash, an english punk-rock band formed in 1976, release their self-titled, debut album. The punk-rock movement gets serious.

  • Bladerunner released

    Bladerunner released
    A 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, it follows Deckard, a blade runner, has to track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to earth seeking their maker.

  • 'Burning Chrome' published

    'Burning Chrome' published
    William Gibson's short story 'Burning Chrome' is published; briging to life the concept of 'cyberpunk' -a science fiction world where the future is revolutionised by the networked computer.

  • 'Cyberpunks' panel convenes

    'Cyberpunks' panel convenes
    A 'Cyberpunks' panel convenes for the first time at the National Science Fiction Convention in Austin. The panelists are; Rudy Rucker, John Shirley, Bruce Sterling, Lou Shiner, Pat Cadigan and Greg Bear.