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Early use of the work "Punk"
The word "Punk" was originally used to describe a criminal or trouble maker with antisocial behaviour. -
The term "Cybernetics" was introduced
The term "Cybernetics" was introduced to society by Norbert Wiener in 1948. -
The term "Cyborgs" was introduced
The term "Cyberborg" was introduced to society in 1960 by Manfred Clynes. "Cyborg" is a science-fictional shorting of "cybernetic organism". -
First "Punk" ablum is introduced
The first "Punk" genre album "punk begins" was introduced by The Ramones. -
Cyberspace, Neuromancer & The Terminator
1984 was a big year for cyberpunk! Cyberspace was introduced, the innovative movie The Terminator was released and William Gibson's debut novel Neuromancer was published- receiving heavy criticism for being one of the first "cyberpunk" novels on the market. -
"Fiction 2000" conference held in Leeds
The "Fiction 2000" conference was held in June at Leeds. -
EFF founded
The EFF was founded, EFF stands for the Elecrtonic Frontier Foundation and aims to defend the rights of those in the digital world. -
Time magazine, Deus Published
Cyberpunk made headlines on time magazine and the anticipated book "Deus" was published. -
Cyberpunk Handbook & The Diamond Age published
The Cyberpunk Handbook; cynical opportunism reaches new low and the Diamond Age were published -
The Cyberpun Project & Information Database released
The Cyberpunk Project and the Cyberpunk Information Database were released to the public in November. -
New Communication Technologies Reference
Student completes timeline for cyberpunk! Reference: Information Database: The Cyberpunk Project 2004, Viewed 18 August 2012, http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/timeline.html
