Cyberpunk is a science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life".The name is a blend of cyberneticsand punk and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk", published in 1983 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk).It is known for its gritty aesthetic nature and questionable morality and written about by people such as William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, John Shirley and Rudy Rucker.
Born 17 March, 1948, William Gibson completed a bachelor of english from the University of British Columbia and since then has written many things including multiple trilogies. His novel Neuromancer (1984) is his most well-renowned novel linked to cyberpunk. He emphasized style, a fascination with surfaces, and atmosphere over traditional science-fictiontropes(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk#Literature).
"Classic cyberpunk characters were marginalized, alienated loners who lived on the edge of society in generally dystopic futures where daily life was impacted by rapid technological change, an ubiquitous datasphere of computerized information, and invasive modification of the human body." – Lawrence Person
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