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William Gibson
William Ford Gibson is a widely recognized Canadian-American speculative novelist and writer for pioneering the science fiction branch known as a cyberpunk. Starting his writing career in the late 1970s, his early works were dark tales, a near future exploring the effects of technology, cybernetics and computer networks on humans. - "the combination of low life and high technology" - and helped create an image for the information age before the widespread Internet presence in the 1990s. Gibson coined the term "no. cyberspace "for" popular and interconnected digital technologies "in his novel" Burning Chrome "then disseminated this concept in his famous debut novel Neuromancer. These first works by Gibson have been credited with the "innovation" of science fiction literature in the 1980s
BornWilliam Ford Gibson, March 17, 1948, Conway, South Carolina, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican, Canadian
Period1977–present
GenreSpeculative fiction, science fiction
Literary movementCyberpunk, steampunk, postcyberpunk
Notable worksNeuromancer (novel, 1984)
Notable awardsNebula, Hugo, Philip K. Dick, Ditmar, Seiun (all 1985), Prix Aurora (1995), Inkpot (2016)

About William Gibson

Novelist William Gibson was born in Conway, South Carolina, United States on March 17, 1948. He's 75 years old today.

He is best known for his novel Neuromancer, published in 1984, which established him as a significant figure in the cyberpunk literary movement. He has received both the Nebula and Hugo Awards.

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William Gibson before becoming famous

William Gibson was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1948 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

He was born in South Carolina and raised in Virginia before moving to Canada in 1968 to evade military service in Vietnam. He studied English literature at the University of British Columbia in the 1970s.

Achievement of William Gibson

He is credited with coining the term"cyberspace" in his short story Burning Chrome.

William Gibson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Gibson's father died as a toddler after choking on food. His mother died when he was in his late teens. He and his wife, Pop Singer Deborah Gibson, had two children later in life.

William Gibson on Social Media

William Gibson's news on his Twitter: @GreatDismal.

William Gibson Collabed with

He and Novelist Andy Duncan were both Hugo Award winners.

William Gibson Income & Net worth

William Gibson's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a novelist. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the William Gibson.

William Gibson Height and Weight

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Latest information about William Gibson updated on March 20 2023.