William Gibson

William Ford Gibson (born 1948), American-born Canadian science fiction author, pioneered cyberpunk. Born in Conway, South Carolina, he moved to Canada to avoid the Vietnam draft. Coined \"cyberspace\" in \"Burning Chrome\" (1982); debut novel Neuromancer (1984) won Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, selling over 6.5 million copies. Completed Sprawl trilogy (Count Zero 1986, Mona Lisa Overdrive 1988); co-authored steampunk classic The Difference Engine (1990). Bridge trilogy (1993-1999), Blue Ant books (2003-2010), and Jackpot trilogy (The Peripheral 2014, Agency 2020) followed. Influenced cyberculture, film (The Matrix), music.