William Gibson
William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his early works were noir, near-future stories that explored the effects of technology, cybernetics, and computer networks on humans, a "combination of lowlife and high tech"—and helped to create an iconography for the information age before the ubiquity of the Internet in the 1990s. Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" for "widespread, interconnected digital technology" in his short story "Burning Chrome" (1982), and later popularized the concept in his acclaimed debut novel ''Neuromancer'' (1984). These early works of Gibson's have been credited with "renovating" science fiction literature in the 1980s.After expanding on the story in ''Neuromancer'' with two more novels (''Count Zero'' in 1986 and ''Mona Lisa Overdrive'' in 1988), thus completing the dystopic ''Sprawl'' trilogy, Gibson collaborated with Bruce Sterling on the alternate history novel ''The Difference Engine'' (1990), which became an important work of the science fiction subgenre known as ''steampunk''.
In the 1990s, Gibson composed the ''Bridge'' trilogy of novels, which explored the sociological developments of near-future urban environments, postindustrial society, and late capitalism. Following the turn of the century and the events of 9/11, Gibson emerged with a string of increasingly realist novels—''Pattern Recognition'' (2003), ''Spook Country'' (2007), and ''Zero History'' (2010)—set in a roughly contemporary world. These works saw his name reach mainstream bestseller lists for the first time. His most recent novels, ''The Peripheral'' (2014) and ''Agency'' (2020), returned to a more overt engagement with technology and recognizable science fiction themes.
In 1999, ''The Guardian'' described Gibson as "probably the most important novelist of the past two decades", while ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' called him the "noir prophet" of cyberpunk. Throughout his career, Gibson has written more than 20 short stories and 12 critically acclaimed novels (one in collaboration), contributed articles to several major publications, and collaborated extensively with performance artists, filmmakers, and musicians. His work has been cited as influencing a variety of disciplines: academia, design, film, literature, music, cyberculture, and technology. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Gibson, William
Published 1772
Published 1772
[printed by J. Archdeacon printer to the University; for J. Woodyer , in Cambridge ; and sold by J. Beecroft , Paternoster-Row, J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall, and T. Cadell, the Strand, in London; D. Prince, at Oxford; and W. Chase, at Norwich. [and 1 at Oxford, 1 at Norwich]
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by Gibson, William
Published 1722
Published 1722
printed by S. Palmer, for William Taylor, at the Shig in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Gibson, William
Published 1729
Published 1729
printed for J. Osborn and T. Longman, at the Ship and Black Swan in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Gibson, William
Published 1751
Published 1751
printed for A. Millar, opposite to Catharine-Street, in the Strand
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by Gibson, William
Published 1726
Published 1726
printed for John Osborn and Tho. Longman, at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Gibson, William
Published 1721
Published 1721
printed for W. Taylor, at the Ship and Black-Swan, in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Gibson, William
Published 1726
Published 1726
printed for J. Osborn and T. Longman, at the Ship and Black Swan in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Gibson, William
Published 1727
Published 1727
printed for J. Osborn, and T. Longman, at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Gibson, William
Published 1721
Published 1721
printed for W. Taylor, at the Ship and Black Swan in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Gibson, William
Published 1731
Published 1731
printed for J. Osborn, and T. Longman, at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Gibson, William
Published 1775
Published 1775
Printed for John Wilkie, in St. Paul's Church-yard; John Woodyer, at Cambridge; and Daniel Prince, at Oxford
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by Gibson, William
Published 1755
Published 1755
printed for C. Wynne at the Parrot in Caple-Street, and J. Exshaw at the Bible in Dame-Street
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