Science Fiction and Cyberspace
It's sometimes amazing how science fiction writers use their imaginations to foresee what becomes reality in the present. Take for instance the term cyberspace. The word "cyberspace" (from cybernetics and space) was coined by science fiction novelist and seminal cyberpunk author William Gibson in his 1982 story "Burning Chrome" and popularized by his 1984 novel Neuromancer. Gibson says, "All I knew about the word "cyberspace" when I coined it, was that it seemed like an effective buzzword. It seemed evocative and essentially meaningless. It was suggestive of something, but had no real semantic meaning, even for me, as I saw it emerge on the page." Today we use it to refer to what happens when we use the internet. From sci fi to real life use. I wonder if anything will come from William Gibson's newest novel, "Spook County?"
These are the days my friend,
Jim "Train"
These are the days my friend,
Jim "Train"

0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home