William Gibson
About
Biography
Filmography
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Life Events
1968
Emigrated from U.S. to Canada to avoid Vietnam War draft
1984
Coined term "cyberspace" in debut novel Neuromancer, the first book in Sprawl trilogy; novel won three major science fiction awards (the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award)
1986
Published short story collection Burning Chrome, which included "Johnny Mnemonic" and "The Gernsback Continuum"
1986
Released second Sprawl novel Count Zero
1988
Released third novel in trilogy Mona Lisa Overdrive
1993
Published first novel in Bridge trilogy Virtual Light
1995
Made screenwriting debut with feature adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic," starring Keanu Reeves
1998
Short story "New Rose Hotel" adapted into feature film starring Christopher Walken and Willem Dafoe
2000
Made acting debut on "The X-Files" (Fox), also wrote episode
2003
Released Blue Ant trilogy Pattern Recognition (2003), Spook Country (2007), and Zero History (2010)
2012
Published non-fiction anthology Distrust That Particular Flavor
