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Cyberpunk Timeline
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Blade Runner Released
Ridley Scotts "Blade Runner" was credited as being a major part of the establishment of Cyberpunk as a genre. Not a huge hit initially, it did become a bit of a cult classic, but now would be considered a science fiction classic. Blade Runner,2006, viewed 15 August, http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/movie/decade/1980-1989/blade-runner/ -
William Gibson Publishes "Burning Chrome"
William Gibsonn writes and publishes "Burning Chrome" a collection of ten short stories set in the future. All of the stories laid the groundwork for his "Sprawl" series and helped define the genre. Elhefnawy N, 2007, Burning Chrome by William Gibson, viewed 31 August 2012, http://www.tangentonline.com/classics-reviewed-columnsmenu-165/1125-burning-chrome-by-william-gibson http://www.tangentonline.com/classics-reviewed-columnsmenu-165/1125-burning-chrome-by-william-gibson -
Book, "Neuromancer" Released.
William Gibsons "Neuromancer" was realeased in 1984. Along with "Blade Runner" it helped establish CyberPunk as a ,stand alone, genre. Based around Gibsons own visions on how technology would effect the future. Neuromancer,2007, Viewed 31 August 2012, http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/neuromancer.html -
"Total Recall" Released
Again set in a gritty future where large corporations ran the show and technology did little to advance the lives of every one. -
The Matrix
Brought the cyberpunk genre into the mainstream. Using a huge Hollywood budget and themes drawn from earlier cyberpunk works, The Matrix brought cyberpunk to the twenty first century. McCullagh D, 1999, The Matrix: A Cyberpunk Triumph, viewed 31 August 2012, http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1999/04/18932