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"Metropolis" is released
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/. -
"The Girl Who Was Plugged In" book release
"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> -
The term "Cyberpunk" was created
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>. -
"Blade Runner" was released
"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/>. -
"Burning Chrome" is published
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>. -
"Matrix" is realised
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/>.