Key Moments in Cyberpunk

  • Nova by Samuel R. Delany is published

    Nomianted for the Hugo Award in 1969. Listed as one of the top 100 sci-fi novels written post WWII by David Pringle.
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  • Burning Chrome

    "Burching Chrome" is a cyberpunk short story written by famed cyberpunk phophet William Gibson (see above). "Burning Chrome" tells the story of two hackers who hack systems for profit. The term 'cyperpunk' was first mentioned w
  • Bladerunner Released

    124 on IMDb's top 250 movies of all time. Nominated for 2 Oscars and won various awards included the Hugo Award and the Saturn Award.
  • Neuromancer

    Neuromancer is another notable novel by William Gibson, a seminal work in the cyberpunk genre and the winner of the science-fiction "triple crown" — the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award. It was Gibson's debut novel and the beginning of the Sprawl trilogy. The novel tells the story of a washed-up computer hacker hired by a mysterious employer to pull off the ultimate hack.
  • The Matrix

    Larry and Andy Wachowski's "The Matrix" tells the story of the future in which reality as perceived by most huamns is actually a simulated reality or 'cyberspace'. "The Matrix" has made its mark in pop culture as one of the most highly successful films in history.