• William Gibson is an American author, essayist, screenwriter, and journalist.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: March 17, 1948
  2. Birthplace: Conway, South Carolina
  3. Literary Genre: Science Fiction, Alternate History
  4. Awards: Nebula, Hugo, Philip K. Dick Award

• Career

  William Gibson achieved fame with his 1984 novel Neuromancer, a book that is widely credited (along with the works of Bruce Sterling) with popularizing the cyberpunk sub-genre of science fiction. Gibson's later works have gone beyond cyberpunk to tackle issues such as mass media and marketing in the information age.

• Notable Works

  • 1984: Neuromancer
  • 1990: The Difference Engine
  • 1999: All Tomorrow's Parties
  • 2003: Pattern Recognition
  • 2007: Spook Country

• Quotes

  Gibson claims to not be all that interested in computers:

  • "I don't watch them; I watch how people behave around them. That's becoming more difficult to do because everything is 'around them.'"

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  Neuromancer | Johnny Mnemonic | New Rose Hotel | Cyberpunk | Science Fiction

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