History of Cyberpunk! By emanimmo Jan 1, 1975 In the mid 1970’s PUNK is born. Jun 24, 1982 Director Ridley Scott release cult science fiction film Blade Runner in 1982. Jul 1, 1982 In 1982 the term ‘Cyberpunk’ was first coined by science fiction novelist William Gibson in his short story Burning Chrome. Jul 1, 1984 In 1984 the world is introduced to ‘Cyberspace’ after being popularized in William Gibson short story ‘Neuromancer’. Mar 31, 1999 1999’s science fiction film ‘The Matrix’ is released depicting humans in cyberspace created by machine.