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Early use of the word "punk" to signify a criminal.
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CYBERPUNK TIMELINE
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The word "cybernetics" by Norbert Wiener
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The word "cyborg" by Manfred Clynes
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Shockwave Rider published
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The Ramones release first album; punk begins
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The Clash release first album; punk gets serious
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"Fragments of a Hologram Rose" published in Unearth (summer)
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"Johnny Mnemonic" published in Omni (May)
Johnny Mnemonic is a short cyberpunk story written by William Gibson. It was originally released in Omni magazine in 1981. -
Spacetime Donuts published
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Bladerunner released
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Tron released
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The short story "Cyberpunk" by Bruce Bethke published in Amazing Science Fiction Stories; this is, allegedly, the first use of the term 'cyberpunk' anywhere
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In Japan, robots kill four humans in separate incidents
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Neuromancer published; "cyberspace" coined
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Terminator released
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Robocop released
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Science fiction eye premiers with all cyberpunk issue
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The Internet worm strikes
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"Fiction 2000" conference held in Leeds
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Terminator 2 released
