Cyberpunk Basics Timeline

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  • First Use Of The Term "Robot"

    The term "Robot" is first used by Karel Capek to describe automata in the play Rossum's Universal Robots.

  • Three Laws of Robotics Are Created

    Isaac Asimov creates the "Three Laws of Robotics" in a short story he wrote titled "Runaround".

  • 1984 is Published

    George Orwell's futuristic novel about the Big Brother type government system is published.

  • Release of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is a novel released in the late 60's that later became adapted by Ridley Scott into a movie in the 80's, becoming one of the most powerful and influential Cybunk movies of all time.

  • Cyberpunk Time Magazine Cover

    This Time Magazine cover in 1993 brought the world of Cyberpunk into the oridinary citizen's lives and introduced them to a range of terms, issues and ideas the had never faced before, ultimately bringing Cyberpunk into the mainstream.