Key Moments in Cyberpunk History

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  • "Metropolis" is released.

    "Metropolis" is released.
    The movie, "Metropolic" by Fritz Lang is considered to be the very first "cyberpunk" film. Reference:
    Metropolis (1927) - IMDb. (n.d.). IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/

  • "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" is published.

    "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" is published.
    Written by Philip K. Dick it is a classic in sci-fi literature and was the inspiration to the 1982 film "Blade Runner". Reference: Philip K. Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (n.d.). Philip K. Dick - Science Fiction Author - Official Site. Retrieved from http://www.philipkdick.com/works_novels_androids.html

  • "Blade Runner" is released.

    "Blade Runner" is released.
    Ridley Scott's "Blade Runnner" is considered to be one of the most influential films in the history of Cyberpunk. The film is based off of Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Reference: Blade Runner (1982) - IMDb. (n.d.). IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/

  • The book "Burning Chrome" is published.

    The book "Burning Chrome" is published.
    Written by WIlliam Gibson, it s a novel which consists of multiple short stories all based around the themes and ideas of "Cyberpunk". Gibson actually refers to the term "Cyberspace" for the first time In "Burning Chrome". Reference: Burning Chrome by William Gibson. (n.d.). The Cyberpunk Project. Retrieved from http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/burningchrome.html

  • The film, "The Matrix" is released.

    The film, "The Matrix" is released.
    "The Matrix" was immediately a pop cult classic upon its release in 1999. Reference: The Matrix (1999) - IMDb. (n.d.). IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/