William Gibson

William Gibson in August 2007.
Born:	March 17, 1948 (1948-03-17) (age 59) Conway, South Carolina
Occupation:	novelist, short story writer
Writing period:	1977 —
Genres:	Science fiction
Literary movement:	Cyberpunk
Debut works:	"Fragments of a Hologram Rose" (short story, 1977) Neuromancer (novel, 1984)
Influences:	Bester,[1] Delany,[1] Hammett,[2] Robert Stone,[2] Borges,[3] William S. Burroughs,[4] Pynchon[3]
Influenced:	Doctorow,[5] Morgan, Nagata, Stephenson, Stross
Website:	http://WilliamGibsonbooks.com

William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948(1948-03-17), Conway, South Carolina) is an American-born science fiction author who has been called the father of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction, partly due to coining the term cyberspace in 1982,^[6] and partly because of the success of his first novel, Neuromancer, which has sold more than 6.5 million copies worldwide since its publication in 1984.^[7] William Gibson (born 1948), science fiction/cyberpunk novelist, author of Neuromancer, credited with coining the term cyberspace William Gibson is also the name of William Gibson (martyr) (died 1596), English Catholic martyr William Gibson (1783-1857), Scottish merchant, shipper and businessman William Gibson-Craig (1797–1878), Scottish Advocate and politician... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Conway in South Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State South Carolina County Horry Mayor Gregory K. Martin Area    - City 34. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude... This article is about work. ... This article is about the literary concept. ... See also: 1976 in literature, other events of 1977, 1978 in literature, list of years in literature. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... ... Berlins Sony Center reflects the global reach of a Japanese corporation. ... William Gibsons first published work, originally appearing in Unearth 3, in 1977, a short-lived science fiction collection magazine, retailing for $1. ... For the 1988 video game, see Neuromancer (video game). ... Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 - September 30, 1987) was a science fiction author and the winner of the first Hugo Award in 1953 for his novel The Demolished Man. ... Samuel Ray Delany, Jr. ... Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories. ... Photo of Robert Stone by Robert Birnbaum Robert Stone (born August 21, 1937) is a critically well regarded American novelist, whose work is typically characterized by psychological complexity, political concerns, and dark humor. ... Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer. ... William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914) - August 2, 1997), more commonly known as William S. Burroughs (pronounced ), was an American novelist, essayist, social critic, painter and spoken word performer. ... Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. ... Cory Doctorow (born July 17, 1971) is a blogger, journalist and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. ... Richard Morgan (b. ... Linda Nagata (1960-) is an American science fiction author who won the Nebula award for best novella in 2000 (for Goddesses). She frequently writes about nanotechnology and the integration of advanced computing with the human brain. ... Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer, known primarily for his science fiction works in the postcyberpunk genre with a penchant for explorations of society, mathematics, currency, and the history of science. ... Charles David George Charlie Stross (born Leeds, October 18, 1964) is a writer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Conway in South Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State South Carolina County Horry Mayor Gregory K. Martin Area    - City 34. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Berlins Sony Center reflects the global reach of a Japanese corporation. ... It has been suggested that Virtual world be merged into this article or section. ... For the 1988 video game, see Neuromancer (video game). ... This article is about the year. ...

Although his early writing took the form of short stories, Gibson has written (or co-written) nine critically-acclaimed novels, contributed articles to several major publications, and has collaborated extensively with performance artists, filmmakers and musicians. His thought has been cited as an influence on science fiction authors, in academia, cyberculture, and technology. This article is in need of attention. ... This article is about the literary concept. ... This article is about Performance art. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Academia is a collective term for the scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. ... Cyberculture is a frequently and flexibly used term lacking an explicit meaning. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ...

Biography

Early life

William Ford Gibson was born in 1948 in the coastal city of Conway, South Carolina and spent most of his childhood in Wytheville, Virginia although his family moved around frequently due to his father's position as manager in a large construction company.^[8] After his father's death when Gibson was six years old, his mother returned them to South Carolina, which he later described as "a place where modernity had arrived to some extent but was deeply distrusted" and credits the beginnings of his relationship with science fiction with the subsequent feeling of abrupt exile.^[9] At fifteen he was sent to a private boarding school in Tucson, Arizona by his then "chronically anxious and depressive" mother.^[9] Tom Maddox has commented that Gibson "grew up in an America as disturbing and surreal as anything J. G. Ballard ever dreamed."^[10] Location of Conway in South Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State South Carolina County Horry Mayor Gregory K. Martin Area    - City 34. ... Wytheville is a town located in Wythe County, Virginia. ... Modernity is a term used to describe the condition of being modern. Since the term modern is used to describe a wide range of periods, modernity must be understood in its context. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Exile (band) may refer to: Exile - The American country music band Exile - The Japanese pop music band Category: ... Nickname: Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Pima Government  - Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area  - City  195. ... Tom Maddox is an American science-fiction writer, known for his part in the early cyberpunk movement. ... James Graham Ballard (born 15 November 1930 in Shanghai) is a British writer. ...

Life in Canada

In 1967, Gibson went to Canada "to avoid the Vietnam war draft",^[11] and "did literally evade the draft, as they never bothered drafting me."^[9] That year he appeared in a CBC newsreel item about hippie subculture in Yorkville, Toronto.^[12] After travelling to Europe, he and his future wife settled in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1972. Gibson earned "a desultory bachelor's degree in English"^[9] at the University of British Columbia, where he attended his first course on science fiction at the end of which he was encouraged to write his first short story, "Fragments of a Hologram Rose".^[8] Thereafter, Gibson worked at various jobs, including a three-year stint as teaching assistant on a film history course of his alma mater, before resolving to write full-time.^[8] Although he retains U.S. citizenship,^[13] Gibson has spent most of his adult life in Canada, and still lives in the Vancouver area. Their actions were criminal offences and once they had left the country draft dodgers could not return or they would be arrested. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... Singer at a modern Hippie movement in Russia Hippie (sometimes spelled hippy) refers to a member of a subgroup of the counterculture that began in the United States during the early 1960s, becoming an established social group by 1965, and expanding to other countries before declining in the mid-1970s. ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ... Bloor Street Bloor Street Yorkville is an affluent neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Canadian public university with its main campus located at Point Grey in the unincorporated Electoral Area A, immediately west of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... William Gibsons first published work, originally appearing in Unearth 3, in 1977, a short-lived science fiction collection magazine, retailing for $1. ... A teaching assistant (TA) is a junior scholar employed on a temporary contract by a college or university for the purpose of assisting a professor by teaching students in recitation or discussion sessions, holding office hours, grading homework or exams, supervising labs (in science and engineering courses), and sometimes teaching... Alma mater is Latin for nourishing mother. It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. ...

Literary career

Gibson's early writings are generally futuristic stories about the influences of cybernetics and cyberspace (computer-simulated reality) technology on the human race. His themes of hi-tech shantytowns, recorded or broadcast stimulus (later to be developed into the "sim-stim" package featured so heavily in Neuromancer), and dystopic intermingling of technology and humanity, are already evident in his first published short story, "Fragments of a Hologram Rose" (1977). The latter thematic obsession was described by Gibson's friend and fellow author, Bruce Sterling, in the introduction to Gibson's short story collection Burning Chrome, as "Gibson's classic one-two combination of lowlife and high tech."^[14] Hackers (ISBN 0-441-00375-3) is an anthology of short stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. ... For the meaning in finance, see futures contract. ... Cybernetics is the study of feedback and derived concepts such as communication and control in living organisms, machines and organisations. ... Shanty town near Cape Town, South Africa Shanty towns (sometimes called bidonvilles) or the academic term informal settlements, are units of irregular low-cost and — usually on lands belonging to third parties, most often located in the periphery of the cities. ... William Gibsons first published work, originally appearing in Unearth 3, in 1977, a short-lived science fiction collection magazine, retailing for $1. ... Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his seminal work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which defined the cyberpunk genre. ... Burning Chrome. ...

In the 1980s, his fiction developed a film noir, bleak feel; short stories appearing in Omni began to develop the themes he eventually expanded into his first novel, Neuromancer. Neuromancer was the first novel to win all three major science fiction awards: the Nebula, the Hugo, and Philip K. Dick Award. This still from The Big Combo (1955) demonstrates the visual style of film noir at its most extreme. ... The cover of the January 1991 issue of Omni. ... For the 1988 video game, see Neuromancer (video game). ... The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years (see rolling eligibility below). ... The 2005 Hugo Award with base designed by Deb Kosiba. ... The Philip K. Dick Memorial Award is a science fiction award sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, and named after science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. ...

"I'd buy him a drink, but I don't know if I'd loan him any money." — Gibson commenting in 1999 on the author of Neuromancer^[11]

The subsequent novels which complete his first trilogy - commonly known as "the Sprawl trilogy" - are Count Zero (1986) and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988). The Sprawl-trilogy, of which Neuromancer is the first part. ... The Sprawl trilogy, of which Count Zero is the second part Count Zero (ISBN 0441117732) is a science fiction novel written by William Gibson, originally published in 1986. ... NAKAYUBI (ナカユビ; Middle Finger) Buster Zangai -Shape2- (残骸 -Shape2-; Wreck -Shape2-) Limbo Mona Lisa Girl (Shape 2) Sid Vicious on the Beach Black Cherry Genzai (原罪; Original Sin) Monster Ai no uta (愛ノ歌; Love Song Continuous Information Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE was named after the 1989 novel Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson. ...

Following the completion of the Sprawl trilogy, Gibson's next project was a departure from his cyberpunk roots; a steampunk collaboration with Bruce Sterling. The Difference Engine, an alternate history novel set in a technologically advanced Victorian era Britain, was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1991 and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1992. Gibson's second trilogy, "the Bridge trilogy" composed of Virtual Light (1993), Idoru (1996), and All Tomorrow's Parties (1999), centres on San Francisco in the near future and evinces Gibson's recurring themes of technological, physical, and spiritual transcendence in a more grounded, matter-of-fact style than his first trilogy. A common theme up to this point has been the use of characters with seemingly innate abilities in the technological world they inhabit. For the comic book, see Steampunk (comics). ... The Difference Engine is an alternate history novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. ... Alternate history (fiction) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Winners of the Nebula Award for Best Novel. ... The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel has been awarded every year since 1973, except in 1994. ... William Ford Gibsons Bridge trilogy, sometimes called the San Francisco trilogy, is his second trilogy, after the successful Sprawl trilogy. ... William Gibsons Bridge trilogy is his second trilogy, after the succesful Sprawl trilogy. ... William Gibsons Bridge trilogy is his second trilogy, after the successful Sprawl trilogy. ... All Tomorrows Parties is the third book in William Gibsons Bridge trilogy. Like its precessors, All Tomorrows Parties is a science-fiction novel set in a postmodern, dystopian, cyberpunk future. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Later 21st–century incarnation

Gibson reading at Georgia Tech during the Pattern Recognition book tour.

…I felt that I was trying to describe an unthinkable present and I actually feel that science fiction's best use today is the exploration of contemporary reality rather than any attempt to predict where we are going…The best thing you can do with science today is use it to explore the present. Earth is the alien planet now. Author: Karthik M Narayanaswami. ... Author: Karthik M Narayanaswami. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France and Singapore. ... Book cover Pattern Recognition (G. P. Putnams Sons 2003, ISBN 0-425-19293-8) is William Gibsons eighth novel, the first to be set in the contemporary world. ...

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After All Tomorrow's Parties, Gibson began to adopt a more realistic style of writing, with continuous narratives. His novel Pattern Recognition, set in the present day, broke into mainstream bestseller lists for the first time.^[15] Gibson's latest novel, Spook Country, was released in August 2007. It is set in Spring 2006 in the same universe as Pattern Recognition,^[16] and features some of the same characters as its predecessor, including Hubertus Bigend and Pamela Mainwaring - employees of the enigmatic marketing company Blue Ant. Realism in the visual arts and literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation. ... Book cover Pattern Recognition (G. P. Putnams Sons 2003, ISBN 0-425-19293-8) is William Gibsons eighth novel, the first to be set in the contemporary world. ... Spook Country is a novel by William Gibson, released on August 2, 2007 in the UK and on August 7, 2007 in the US by publisher Penguin Putnam. ... Hubertus Bigend is a character introduced in cyberpunk science fiction and literary author William Gibsons novel Pattern Recognition. ...

Collaborations, adaptations and miscellanea

Literary collaborations

In 1990, Gibson co-wrote the Nebula Award-nominated alternate history novel The Difference Engine with friend and fellow founder of the cyberpunk movement Bruce Sterling. The novel is notable for being one of the founding texts of the steampunk sub-genre of speculative fiction. The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years (see rolling eligibility below). ... Alternate history (fiction) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Difference Engine is an alternate history novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. ... Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his seminal work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which defined the cyberpunk genre. ... For the comic book, see Steampunk (comics). ...

Gibson, together with his friend Tom Maddox, wrote the X-Files episodes "Kill Switch" and "First Person Shooter". In 1998, Gibson wrote the introduction to the Art of the X-Files. Gibson also made a cameo appearance in the miniseries Wild Palms. Gibson also wrote the foreword to the novel City Come A-walkin' by fellow cyberpunk and occasional collaborator John Shirley.^[17] In 1993, Gibson contributed lyrics and featured as a guest vocalist on Yellow Magic Orchestra's Technodon album,^[18][19] and co-wrote lyrics to the track "Dog Star Girl" for Deborah Harry's Debravation.^[20] Tom Maddox is an American science-fiction writer, known for his part in the early cyberpunk movement. ... X-Files intro from first 8 seasons The X-Files was a popular 1990s American science fiction television series created by Chris Carter. ... // WILLIAM GIBSONS X-FILES EPISODES William Gibson, together with science fiction novelist Tom Maddox, wrote two episodes for popular American television series The X-Files. Kill Switch (5x11) first aired on February 15th, 1998 and First Person Shooter (7x13) two years later on February 27th, 2000 on FOX. Both... Wild Palms is a six hour mini-series, which first aired in 1993 on the ABC Network in the United States. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Yellow Magic Orchestra is a Japanese electropop band, formed in 1978. ... Technodon was the eighth studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra (1993). ... Debbie Harry on the cover of her collection Most of All: Best Of Deborah Harry (born July 1, 1945) is a Miami-born American rock and roll musician who originally gained fame as the frontwoman for New Wave band Blondie, which originated in the late 1970s and achieved commercial success... Debravation was Deborah Harrys fourth album, released in 1993. ...

Exhibitions and performance art

Gibson has contributed text to be integrated into a number of performance art pieces. In October 1989, Gibson wrote text for such a collaboration with future Johnny Mnemonic director Robert Longo entitled Dream Jumbo: Working the Absolutes, which was displayed in Royce Hall, University of California Los Angeles. Three years later, Gibson contributed original text to "Memory Palace", a performance show featuring the theatre group "La Fura dels Baus" at Art Futura, Barcelona, which featured images by Karl Sims, Rebecca Allen, Mark Pellington and music by Peter Gabriel and others.^[18] Gibson's latest contribution was in 1997, a collaboration with critically acclaimed Vancouver-based contemporary dance company Holy Body Tattoo. This article is about Performance art. ... Johnny Mnemonic is a 1995 cyberpunk-based movie, loosely based on a short story of the same name by William Ford Gibson, in which Keanu Reeves plays the title character, a man with a cybernetic implant in his head designed to store information. ... Robert Longo (b. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... La Fura dels Baus is a Spanish theatrical group founded in 1979 in Barcelona known for their violent urban theatre, making use of unusual settings and doing away with the boundaries seperating audience and actors. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Karl Sims is a researcher formerly with the MIT Media Lab who is most well known for using genetic programming to evolve virtual creatures that competed in various simulated environments as described in this paper. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mark Pellington (born March 17, 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American film director. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Holy Body Tattoo is an award-winning Canadian contemporary dance troupe based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

In 1990, Gibson wrote an article about a decaying San Francisco, its Bay Bridge closed and taken over by the homeless (a theme later to form the setting of the Bridge trilogy) as part of a collaboration with the architects Ming Fung and Craig Hodgetts; this article subsequently became part of an exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art^[21] featuring the author on a monitor discussing the future and reading from "Skinner's Room", a short story prequel to the trilogy.^[18] This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge ( ; known locally as the Bay Bridge) is a toll bridge which spans San Francisco Bay and links the California cities of Oakland and San Francisco in the United States, as part of Interstate 80. ... William Ford Gibsons Bridge trilogy, sometimes called the San Francisco trilogy, is his second trilogy, after the successful Sprawl trilogy. ... San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (2004). ... Skinners Room is a short story by influential cyberpunk author William Gibson. ...

A particularly well-received work by Gibson was Agrippa (A Book of the Dead) (1992), a 300-line semi-autobiographical electronic poem that was his contribution to a collaborative project with artist Dennis Ashbaugh and publisher Kevin Begos, Jr.^[22] Gibson's text focused on the ethereal nature of memories (the title refers to a photo album) and was originally published on a 3.5" floppy disk embedded in the back of an artist's book containing etchings by Ashbaugh (these were supposed to fade from view once the book was opened and exposed to light — they never did). "Ashbaugh's design eventually included a supposedly self-devouring floppy-disk intended to display the text only once, then eat itself."^[23] Contrary to numerous colorful reports, the diskettes were never actually "hacked." Instead the poem was manually transcribed from a surreptitious videotape of its screen projection at a public showing in Manhattan in December 1992, and released on the MindVox BBS the next day; this is the text that still circulates widely on the Internet today.^[24] Agrippa cover Agrippa (a book of the dead) is an artists book created by William Gibson It was published in 1992 in two limited editions (Deluxe and Small) by Kevin Begos, Jr. ... A classical photo album A photo album is a collection of a series of photographs in a book. ... A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible (floppy) magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. ... Bob Cobbings Processual: collected poems volume ten (New River Project, 1987) Artists Book by Cheri Gaulke and Sue Maberry called Offerings at the Crossroads, 2006. ... Christ Preaching, known as The Hundred Guilder print; etching c1648 by Rembrandt Etching is the process of using strong acid to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal (the original process - in modern manufacturing other chemicals may be used... A self-destruct is a mechanism which causes a device to destroy itself under a predefined set of circumstances. ... This article is about computer hacking. ... Bottom view of VHS videotape cassette with magnetic tape exposed Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... MindVox was a famed early Internet Service Provider in New York City. ... “BBS” redirects here. ...

Film adaptations and screenplays

Gibson discussing the coining of "cyberspace" in the documentary No Maps for These Territories (1999)

Two of Gibson's short stories, both set in the Sprawl trilogy universe, have been loosely adapted as films: 1995's Johnny Mnemonic, starring Keanu Reeves (for which Gibson wrote the screenplay), and 1998's New Rose Hotel, starring Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, and Asia Argento. In late 1980s Gibson wrote an early treatment of Alien³, few elements of which found their way into the film. A film adaptation of Pattern Recognition by director Peter Weir was in development, but according to Gibson, Weir is no longer attached to the project.^[25] An anime adaptation of Gibson's Idoru was announced as in development in 2006.^[26] Neuromancer, after a long stay in development hell, is in the process of adaptation as of 2007.^[27] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 431 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 647 pixel, file size: 82 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 431 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 647 pixel, file size: 82 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and... It has been suggested that Virtual world be merged into this article or section. ... No Maps for These Territories is a 1999 documentary film by Mark Neale focusing on the science fiction author William Gibson. ... The Sprawl-trilogy, of which Neuromancer is the first part. ... Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a feature film. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Johnny Mnemonic is a 1995 cyberpunk-based movie, loosely based on a short story of the same name by William Ford Gibson, in which Keanu Reeves plays the title character, a man with a cybernetic implant in his head designed to store information. ... Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced in IPA: ) is a Canadian actor, born September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... New Rose Hotel is a 1998 film by director Abel Ferrara, based on a William Gibson story of the same name, starring Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe and Asia Argento. ... Christopher Walken (born March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ... William Dafoe, Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alien³ is a science fiction horror movie that opened May 22, 1992. ... Peter Lindsay Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... William Gibsons Bridge trilogy is his second trilogy, after the successful Sprawl trilogy. ... Development hell is media-industry jargon for a film, television screenplay or computer game[1] (or sometimes just a concept or idea) getting stuck in development and never going into production. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gibson was the focus of a 1999 documentary film by Mark Neale called No Maps for These Territories, which followed Gibson across the North America discussing various aspects of his life, literary career and cultural interpretations. It features interviews with Jack Womack and Bruce Sterling, as well as recitations from Neuromancer by Bono and The Edge.^[11] Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... No Maps for These Territories is a 1999 documentary film by Mark Neale focusing on the science fiction author William Gibson. ... Jack Womack (b. ... Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his seminal work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which defined the cyberpunk genre. ... For other uses, see Bono (disambiguation). ... For other subjects called The Edge, see The Edge (disambiguation). ...

Journalism

Gibson is a sporadic contributor to Wired, and has written for The Observer, Addicted to Noise, New York Times Magazine and Rolling Stone.^[28] He commenced writing a blog in January 2003, which remains active, with one major hiatus (September 2003 – October 2004) as of August 2007. During the process of writing Spook Country, Gibson frequently posted short nonsequential excerpts from the novel to the blog.^[29] This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Spook Country is a novel by William Gibson, released on August 2, 2007 in the UK and on August 7, 2007 in the US by publisher Penguin Putnam. ...

Influence

Hailed by the Literary Encyclopedia as "one of North America's most highly acclaimed science fiction writers",^[8] Gibson first achieved critical recognition with his debut novel, Neuromancer, which won the "holy trinity" of science fiction awards; the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award. Notwithstanding this, Gibson was read outside science fiction circles as early as the Sprawl trilogy era.^[30] His work, which has received international attention,^[8] is often situated by critics within the context of postindustrialism as a construction of "a mirror of existing large-scale techno-social relations",^[31] and as a narrative version of postmodern consumer culture.^[32] It is praised by critics for its depictions of late capitalism^[31] and its "rewriting of subjectivity, human consciousness and behaviour made newly problematic by technology."^[32] The Literary Encyclopedia is an online reference work first published in October 2000 which, as of March 2006, offers freely available content together with full content and services for subscribing members. ... For the 1988 video game, see Neuromancer (video game). ... The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years (see rolling eligibility below). ... The Philip K. Dick Memorial Award is a science fiction award sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, and named after science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. ... The 2005 Hugo Award with base designed by Deb Kosiba. ... The Sprawl-trilogy, of which Neuromancer is the first part. ... A post-industrial society is a society in which an economic transition as occurred from a manufacturing based economy to a service based economy, a diffusion of national and global capital, and mass privatization. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Postmodernity (also called post-modernity or the postmodern condition) is a term used to describe the social and cultural implications of postmodernism. ... Consumerism is a term used to describe the effects of equating personal happiness with purchasing material possessions and consumption. ... Late capitalism is a term sometimes used to refer to capitalism of the late 20th century. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and ones environment. ...

Cultural influence

Gibson (left) has influenced contemporary postcyberpunk writers such as Cory Doctorow (right).^[5]

Gibson's work has influenced several popular musicians; references to his stories appear in the music of Stuart Hamm,^[I] Billy Idol,^[II] Warren Zevon,^[III] Deltron 3030, Straylight Run^[33] and Sonic Youth. U2 at one point planned to scroll the text of Neuromancer above them on a concert tour, but ended up not doing it. Members of the band did, however, provide background music for the audiobook version of Neuromancer as well as appearing in Gibson's biographical documentary, No Maps for These Territories.^[34] Gibson returned the favour, writing "U2's City of Blinding Lights" about U2 on tour for Wired. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 701 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2253 × 1926 pixel, file size: 602 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Image of William Gibson and Cory Doctorow sourced from Flickr. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 701 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2253 × 1926 pixel, file size: 602 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Image of William Gibson and Cory Doctorow sourced from Flickr. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Cory Doctorow (born July 17, 1971) is a blogger, journalist and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. ... Stuart Stu Hamm (born February 8, 1960) is an American bass player, known for his session and live work with numerous artists as well for his virtuosic playing style and solo recordings. ... Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955 in Middlesex) is an English rock musician. ... Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock and roll musician and songwriter. ... // Deltron 3030 is a super-group of hip hop artists, composed primarily of producer Dan the Automator, rapper Del Tha Funkee Homosapien and DJ Kid Koala, though their work features many other artists as well, all taking on various futuristic pseudonyms. ... Straylight Run is an indie band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, Long Island, New York. ... Sonic Youth is a seminal American alternative rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... No Maps for These Territories is a 1999 documentary film by Mark Neale focusing on the science fiction author William Gibson. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Matrix is arguably the ultimate “cyberpunk” artifact. This article is about the 1999 film. ...

—William Gibson on his blog, 2003^[1]

In the landmark cyberpunk film The Matrix (1999), the title itself and some of the characters were inspired by the novel; Neo and Trinity in The Matrix show similarities to Case and Molly in Neuromancer.^[35] Hackers (1995) is another film, which although not drawing direct influence from Gibson, pays homage to him—the computer which the hackers break into toward the end of the film is called "the Gibson."^[36] This article is about the 1999 film. ... Neo is the alias of Thomas A. Anderson, the main fictional character in the Matrix trilogy: The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions. ... For other uses, see Trinity (disambiguation). ... Molly Millions (a. ... Hackers is a 1995 film that follows the misfortunes of the young hackers Dade Murphy (Crash Override/Zero Cool, played by Jonny Lee Miller), Kate Libby (Acid Burn, played by Angelina Jolie) and their friends. ... This article is about computer hacking. ...

Visionary influence

The future is already here — it's just not evenly distributed.

—William Gibson, quoted in The Economist, December 4th 2003^[37] The Economist is a weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London, UK. It has been in continuous publication since September 1843. ...

Gibson coined the term cyberspace^[6] and in Neuromancer first used the term 'matrix' to refer to the visualised Internet.^[38] He predicted the rise of the Internet and many of the subcultural aspects of it, e.g. the hacker's subculture in Neuromancer. It has been suggested that Virtual world be merged into this article or section. ... Look up matrix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ...

Gibson's vision, generated by the monopolising appearance of the terminal image and presented in his creation of the cyberspace matrix, came to him when he saw teenagers playing in video arcades. The physical intensity of their postures, and the realistic interpretation of the terminal spaces projected by these games — as if there were a real space behind the screen — made apparent the manipulation of the real by its own representation. arcade, see Arcade. ... While not moving, a human can be in one of the following main positions. ... The noumenon (plural: noumena) classically refers to an object of human inquiry, understanding or cognition. ... For other uses, see Phenomena (disambiguation). ...

– Tatiani G. Rapatzikou, Gothic Motifs in the Fiction of William Gibson^[39]

In Pattern Recognition, an important plotline revolves around snippets of film footage posted anonymously at various locations on the Internet. Characters in the novel speculate about the filmmaker's identity, motives, methods and inspirations on several websites, anticipating the 2006 Lonelygirl15 internet phenomenon. However, Gibson refuted the notion that he predicted Lonelygirl15 or YouTube stating: "Wow, the legend grows and grows! You could probably make a case that I predicted Lonelygirl in Pattern Recognition. But I don't think the people who did were thinking, 'This sounds like a riff from a William Gibson novel!'"^[IV] Pattern recognition is a field within the area of machine learning. ... lonelygirl15 is an interactive web-based video series, centering on the life of a fictional teenage girl named Bree, whose YouTube username is the eponymous lonelygirl15. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

Gibson has never had a special relationship with computers. Neuromancer was in fact written on a manual typewriter (he eventually upgraded to a Macintosh SE/30). In 2007 he said: The Macintosh SE/30 is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from 1989 until 1991. ...

I have a 2005 PowerBook G4, a gig of memory, wireless router. That's it. I'm anything but an early adopter, generally. In fact, I've never really been very interested in computers themselves. I don't watch them; I watch how people behave around them. That's becoming more difficult to do because everything is "around them."^[16] The PowerBook G4 is a series of notebook computers that was manufactured, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. ...

Bibliography

Novels

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  1995 UK HarperCollins Voyager trade paperbacks of the Sprawl trilogy with covers by Gary Marsh.
  Sprawl trilogy:
  1. Neuromancer (1984)
  2. Count Zero (1986)
  3. Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988)
• The Difference Engine (1990; with Bruce Sterling)
• Bridge trilogy:
  1. Virtual Light (1993)
  2. Idoru (1996)
  3. All Tomorrow's Parties (1999)
• Pattern Recognition (2003)
• Spook Country (2007)

Download high resolution version (1228x772, 138 KB)public domain / picture taken by Fortinbras File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1228x772, 138 KB)public domain / picture taken by Fortinbras File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... The Sprawl-trilogy, of which Neuromancer is the first part. ... Gary Marsh is Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production of Disney ABC Cable Networks Group where he develops and producesof Disney Channel Original stuff. ... The Sprawl-trilogy, of which Neuromancer is the first part. ... For the 1988 video game, see Neuromancer (video game). ... The Sprawl trilogy, of which Count Zero is the second part Count Zero (ISBN 0441117732) is a science fiction novel written by William Gibson, originally published in 1986. ... NAKAYUBI (ナカユビ; Middle Finger) Buster Zangai -Shape2- (残骸 -Shape2-; Wreck -Shape2-) Limbo Mona Lisa Girl (Shape 2) Sid Vicious on the Beach Black Cherry Genzai (原罪; Original Sin) Monster Ai no uta (愛ノ歌; Love Song Continuous Information Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE was named after the 1989 novel Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson. ... The Difference Engine is an alternate history novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. ... Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his seminal work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which defined the cyberpunk genre. ... William Ford Gibsons Bridge trilogy, sometimes called the San Francisco trilogy, is his second trilogy, after the successful Sprawl trilogy. ... William Gibsons Bridge trilogy is his second trilogy, after the succesful Sprawl trilogy. ... William Gibsons Bridge trilogy is his second trilogy, after the successful Sprawl trilogy. ... All Tomorrows Parties is the third book in William Gibsons Bridge trilogy. Like its precessors, All Tomorrows Parties is a science-fiction novel set in a postmodern, dystopian, cyberpunk future. ... Book cover Pattern Recognition (G. P. Putnams Sons 2003, ISBN 0-425-19293-8) is William Gibsons eighth novel, the first to be set in the contemporary world. ... Spook Country is a novel by William Gibson, released on August 2, 2007 in the UK and on August 7, 2007 in the US by publisher Penguin Putnam. ...

Short fiction

William Gibsons first published work, originally appearing in Unearth 3, in 1977, a short-lived science fiction collection magazine, retailing for $1. ... Johnny Mnemonic is a short story by William Gibson. ... The cover of the January 1991 issue of Omni. ... The Gernsback Continuum is a short story by William Gibson, collected as part of his Burning Chrome anthology, about a photographer who has been given the assignment of photographing old, futuristic architecture. ... Hinterlands is a William Gibson short story written in 1981 and featured in his collection Burning Chrome in 1986. ... New Rose Hotel is a short story by William Gibson, later collected in his book Burning Chrome. ... ). The Belonging Kind is a collaboration between William Gibson, noted cyberpunk author, and John Shirley. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Hackers (ISBN 0-441-00375-3) is an anthology of short stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. ... This story from William Gibsons Burning Chrome collection of short fiction is set in an alternate future where the Soviet Union controls most of the Earths resources, especially oil. ... Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his seminal work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which defined the cyberpunk genre. ... The Winter Market is a science fiction short story written by William Gibson, and published as part of his Burning Chrome short story collection. ... Hackers (ISBN 0-441-00375-3) is an anthology of short stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. ... At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Michael Swanwick (born November 18, 1950) is an American science fiction author. ... Rudy Rucker, Fall 2004, photo by Georgia Rucker. ... Autonomedia is one of the main North American publishers of radical theoretical works, especially in the anarchist and ultra-left marxist tradition. ... Candas Jane Dorsey (born November 16, Canadian poet and science fiction novelist who lives in Edmonton, Alberta. ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... Skinners Room is a short story by influential cyberpunk author William Gibson. ... David Geddes Hartwell is an editor of science fiction and fantasy. ... Wild Palms is a six hour mini-series, which first aired in 1993 on the ABC Network in the United States. ... Brian Wilson Aldiss, OBE, (born August 18, 1925 in East Dereham, Norfolk) is a prolific English author of both general fiction and science fiction. ... New Worlds was a British Science Fiction Magazine which was first published professionally in 1946. ...

Articles

Cover of Agrippa (A Book of the Dead), released in 1992

• Rocket Radio (1989), Rolling Stone, (June 15, 1989)
• Disneyland With The Death Penalty (1993), Wired, 1.04
• The Net Is a Waste of Time…and That's Exactly What's Right About It (1996), New York Times Magazine 1996-07-14: 31.
• "'Virtual Lit': A Discussion" (1996) Biblion: The Bulletin of The New York Public Library, Fall 1996: 33-51.^[20]
• Dead Man Sings (1998) Forbes ASAP, 30 Nov. 1998 supp.: 177.
• My Obsession (1999), Wired, 7.01
• William Gibson's Filmless Festival (1999), Wired, 7.10
• My Own Private Tokyo (2001), Wired, 9.09
• Blasted Dreams in Mr. Buk's Window (2001), National Post, 2001-09-20
• The Road to Oceania (2003), The New York Times, 2003-06-25
• God's Little Toys (2005), Wired, 13.7
• U2's City of Blinding Lights (2005), Wired, 13.8

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Miscellaneous other work

• Count Zero shortened and bowdlerised^[41] serialization illustrated by J. K. Potter, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January, February, March 1986 issues.
• Agrippa (A Book of the Dead) (1992) — an artist's book.
• Narration of Neuromancer for Time Warner Audio Books on 4 audio cassettes (1994)
• Gibson, William (1995). Johnny Mnemonic: the Screenplay and the Story. New York: Ace Books. ISBN 9780441002344. 
• Introduction to Carter, Chris (1998). The Art of the X Files. New York: HarperPrism. ISBN 9780061050374. (1998)
• Screenplay for two episodes of The X-Files. (1998, 2000)
• Introduction to Borges, Jorge (2007). Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings. New York: New Directions. ISBN 9780811216999. 
• Foreword to Girard, Greg (2007). Phantom Shanghai. Magenta Foundation. ISBN 9780973973914. 

The Sprawl trilogy, of which Count Zero is the second part Count Zero (ISBN 0441117732) is a science fiction novel written by William Gibson, originally published in 1986. ... Bowdlerise is a term inspired by Thomas Bowdler. ... Cover for an issue of Asimovs Science Fiction. ... Agrippa cover Agrippa (a book of the dead) is an artists book created by William Gibson It was published in 1992 in two limited editions (Deluxe and Small) by Kevin Begos, Jr. ... Bob Cobbings Processual: collected poems volume ten (New River Project, 1987) Artists Book by Cheri Gaulke and Sue Maberry called Offerings at the Crossroads, 2006. ... For the meaning of cassette in genetics, see cassette (genetics). ... Johnny Mnemonic is a short story by William Gibson, and a movie loosely based on the short story. ... There are three articles about people named Chris Carter. ... // WILLIAM GIBSONS X-FILES EPISODES William Gibson, together with science fiction novelist Tom Maddox, wrote two episodes for popular American television series The X-Files. Kill Switch (5x11) first aired on February 15th, 1998 and First Person Shooter (7x13) two years later on February 27th, 2000 on FOX. Both... The X-Files is a Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. ... Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer. ... This article is about the maze. ...

Further reading

• Olsen, Lance (1992). William Gibson. San Bernardino: Borgo Press. ISBN 1557421986. 
• Cavallaro, Dani (2000). Cyberpunk and Cyberculture. London: Athlone Press. ISBN 9780485006070. 
• Tatsumi, Takayuki (2006). Full Metal Apache: Transactions between Cyberpunk Japan and Avant-Pop America. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822337744. 

Footnotes

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