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The movie Metropolis by Fritz Lang was the first cyberpunk film ever to be made. Reference: Huggo n.d., Metropolis, viewed 1 September 2014 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/.
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"The Girl Who Was Plugged In" is a successful cyberpunk book written by James Tiptree Jr. It was such a great hit that it won the hugo award for best novella. Reference: University of Sydney, n.d., The girl who was plugged in, viewed on 3 Septemeber 2014, <ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/401/1/adt-NU1999.002602chapt1.pdf>
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Bruce Bethke an American author, created the genre Cyberpunk was created in Bruce Bethke's 1983 science fiction novel "Cyberpunk". After that the term was appropriated as a label to be applied to other authors such as famour writer William Gibson. Reference: Massimo 2011, Who is the inventor of cyberpunk?, viewed on 1 September 2014, <scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/88/who-is-the-inventor-of-cyberpunk>.
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"Blade Runner" by Ridley Scott incorporated the themes and valuesof science fiction, thus the publics interest on cyberpunk increased. Reference: G, Roy n.d., Blade Runner, viewed on 2 Septemeber 2014, <www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/>.
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In this novel by William Gibson,the word "cyberspace" was first used in this story, in reference to the mass consensual hallucination in computer networks. Reference: unknown n.d., Burning Chrome, viewed on 2 September 2014, <www.amazon.com/Burning-Chrome-William-Gibson/dp/0060539828>.
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The "Matrix" by the The Wachowski Brothers is a hit film that showed the world what cyberpunk, thus increasing interest in science fiction. This movie created the genre of cyberpunk for the new generation. Reference: IMDb n.d., The Matrix, viewed 1 September 2014, <www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/>.