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CyberPunk History
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The word "cybernetics" coined by Norbert Wiener
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The word "cyborg" coined by Manfred Clynes
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The Ramones release first album; punk begins
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The Artificial Kid is published
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Software published
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Blade Runner was released
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Tron was released
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Gibson attends ArmadiloCon and reads the opening chapter of his work-in-progress, Neuromancer. "Behind the Mirrorshade: A Look at Punk SF" panel held. (Oct.)
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The short story "Cyberpunk" by Bruce Bethke published in Amazing Science Fiction Stories; this is, allegedly, the first use of the term 'cyberpunk' anywhere
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Word is Cyberspace" coined
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Terminator released
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The Internet worm strikes
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Hardware released
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Time Magazine "Cyberpunk" cover story; real cyberpunks outraged
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Clinton signs Communications Decency Act into US law
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US Supreme Court rules Communications Decency Act unconstitutional
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The Cyberpunk Project and Cyberpunk Information Database opened
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William Gibson's and Tom Maddox's second episode "First Person Shooter" on The X-Files
