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'PUNK'
Early use of the word "punk" to signify a criminal. -
'CYBERNECTICS'
The word "cybernetics" coined by Norbert Wiener -
'CYBORG'
The word "cyborg" coined by Manfred Clynes -
The Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Bullocks - Here's the Sex Pistols released; punk gets notorious -
'The Artificial Kid'
'The Artificial Kid' by Bruce Sterling published -
BLADE RUNNER
'Blade Runner' by Ridley Scott released. -
First use of the word
The short story 'Cyberpunk' by Bruce Bethke published in Amazing Science Fiction Stories; this is, allegedly, the first use of the term 'cyberpunk' anywhere. -
TERMINATOR
'The Terminator' by James Cameron released. -
BURNING CHROME
'Burning Chrome' by William Gibson published. -
ROBOCOP
'Robocop' by Paul Verhoeven released. -
Cyberpunk Manifesto
A Cyberpunk Manifesto published by Christian As. Kirtchev. -
FIFTH ELEMENT
'The Fifth Element' by Luc Besson released. -
Blade Runner video game
Blade Runner computer game released. -
THE ISLAND
'The Island' by Michael Bay released. -
INCEPTION
'Inception' by Christopher Nolan released.