Cyberpunk History

By lulu974
  • '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

    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
    '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

    TERMINATOR
    'The Terminator' by James Cameron released.
  • BURNING CHROME

    BURNING CHROME
    'Burning Chrome' by William Gibson published.
  • ROBOCOP

    ROBOCOP
    'Robocop' by Paul Verhoeven released.
  • Cyberpunk Manifesto

    A Cyberpunk Manifesto published by Christian As. Kirtchev.
  • FIFTH ELEMENT

    FIFTH ELEMENT
    'The Fifth Element' by Luc Besson released.
  • Blade Runner video game

    Blade Runner computer game released.
  • THE ISLAND

    THE ISLAND
    'The Island' by Michael Bay released.
  • INCEPTION

    INCEPTION
    'Inception' by Christopher Nolan released.