Early use of the word "punk" to signify a criminal.
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CYBERPUNK TIMELINE
The word "cybernetics" by Norbert Wiener
The word "cyborg" by Manfred Clynes
Shockwave Rider published
The Ramones release first album; punk begins
The Clash release first album; punk gets serious
"Fragments of a Hologram Rose" published in Unearth (summer)
"Johnny Mnemonic" published in Omni (May)
Johnny Mnemonic is a short cyberpunk story written by William Gibson. It was originally released in Omni magazine in 1981.
Spacetime Donuts published
Bladerunner released
Tron released
The short story "Cyberpunk" by Bruce Bethke published in Amazing Science Fiction Stories; this is, allegedly, the first use of the term 'cyberpunk' anywhere
In Japan, robots kill four humans in separate incidents
Neuromancer published; "cyberspace" coined
Terminator released
Robocop released
Science fiction eye premiers with all cyberpunk issue
