CyberPunk Timeline By Dwass14 Jan 1, 1928 Early use of the word 'punk' to signify a criminal Early use of the word 'punk' to signify a criminal Jan 1, 1948 The word "cybernetics" coined by Norbert Wiener Jan 1, 1960 The word "cyborg" coined by Manfred Clynes Jan 1, 1980 Prototype era of cyberpunk film Jan 1, 1982 Bladerunner Jan 1, 1984 WIlliam Gibson publishes the first book of his 'Sprawl Trilogy'