Gibson’s creation of “ cyberspace,” a computer-simulated reality that shows the nature of information, foreshadowed virtual reality technology and is considered the author’s major contribution to the genre. Cyberpunk combines a cynical, tough “punk” sensibility with futuristic cybernetic (i.e., having to do with communication and control theory) technology. With the publication of his first novel, Neuromancer (1984), Gibson emerged as a leading exponent of cyberpunk, a new school of science-fiction writing. Many of Gibson’s early stories, including Johnny Mnemonic (1981 film 1995) and Burning Chrome (1982), were published in Omni magazine.
(1977) from the University of British Columbia. After dropping out of high school in 1967, he traveled to Canada and eventually settled there, earning a B.A. William Gibson, in full William Ford Gibson, (born March 17, 1948, Conway, South Carolina, U.S.), American Canadian writer of science fiction who was the leader of the genre’s cyberpunk movement.
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