Five key moments in cyberpunk

By Ali-J
  • Norbert Wiener coins cybernetics.

    Norbert Wiener coins cybernetics.
    Norbert Wiener coins the term cybernetics in his book Cybernetics which was published in 1948 (Cybernetics 2011) .
  • William Burroughs wrote Naked Lunch

    William Burroughs wrote Naked Lunch
    William Burroughs who is said to be a forerunner to the cyberpunk genre, wrote Naked Lunch (Willam S Burroughs 2004).
  • Phillip K. Dick- Do androids dream of electric sheep?

    Phillip K. Dick- Do androids dream of electric sheep?
    Do androids dream of electric sheep was published. This book is what Blade Runner was loosely based upon (Aspects and expectations 2003).
  • Ridley Scott's Blade Runner

    Ridley Scott's Blade Runner
    Blade Runner was released. The first movie of the cyberpunk genre (Aspects and expectations 2003).
  • William Gibson's Neuromancer

    William Gibson's Neuromancer
    William Gibson's Neuromancer was published. Many believe that this novel is the first of the cyberpunk genre, with Gibson to be the creator (Aspects and expectations 2003).