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KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF CYBERPUNK

By ashleerobin

  • WILLIAM GIBSON'S 'BURNING CHROME'

    WILLIAM GIBSON'S 'BURNING CHROME'
    Canadian author William Gibson releases the short-story 'Burning Chrome', becomes significant for the cyberpunk genre.

  • THE RELEASE OF RIDLEY SCOTT'S 'BLADE RUNNER'

    THE RELEASE OF RIDLEY SCOTT'S 'BLADE RUNNER'
    Warner Bros Pictures releases the cyberpunk film Blade Runner from director Ridley Scott

  • WILLIAM GIBSON'S NEUROMANCER

    WILLIAM GIBSON'S NEUROMANCER
    William Gibson's Neuromancer has been labelled as "the novel that started it all, launching the cyberpunk generation, one of the century's most potent visions of the future."

  • TIME MAGAZINE DEDICATES COVER STORY TO CYBERPUNK

    TIME MAGAZINE DEDICATES COVER STORY TO CYBERPUNK
    Time Magazine’s February 8 1993 cover article “Cyberpunk” introduces cyberpunk to the mainstream.

  • 'THE MATRIX' HITS THEATRES

    'THE MATRIX' HITS THEATRES
    Directors Andy and Lana Wachowski release sci-fi action flick 'The Matrix' starring Keanu Reeves.