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Cybernetics
The word "cybernetics" was coined by Norbert Wiener -
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" published
A science fiction novel written by Philip K. Dick, The book's plot served as the primary basis for the 1982 film Blade Runner. -
Punk begins
The Ramones released their first album which saw the start of punk. -
Blade Runner released
The film "Blade Runner" is cyberpunk film directed by Ridley Scott. It gave cyberpunk science fiction its visual representation, and has so become "the definitive cyberpunk movie". -
First use of 'Cyberpunk'
The name was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk" which was published in 1983.