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"Cyberpunk" by Bruce Bethke
"Cyberpunk" was a short story that was written by Bruce Bethke in 1980.
"Cyberpunk" released In 1983, this story led to the widespread use of the term, and his novel, Headcrash.
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"Tron" written by Steven Lisberger
Tron is a 1982 American science fiction film written and directed by Steven Lisberger, based on a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird, and produced by Walt Disney Productions. -
"Necromancer" written by William Gibson.
Neuromancer is a 1984 novel by William Gibson, a seminal work in the cyberpunk genre and the first winner of the science-fiction "triple crown" which are the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award. -
D.A.R.Y.L.
D.A.R.Y.L. is a 1985 American science fiction film which was written by David Ambrose, Allan Scott and Jeffrey Ellis. It was directed by Simon Wincer and stars Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Danny Corkill, and Josef Sommer. -
"Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology" by Bruce Sterling
"Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology" edited by Bruce Sterling who was a collection of short stories. This could be considered a defining moment as the genre is now in general use and is being contrubuted to. Bruce Sterling. amonngst other authors, is one of the first to contrubute to this genre.
