Bruce Bethke
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Bruce Bethke (born 1955) is an American author best known for his 1983 short story "Cyberpunk" which led to the widespread use of the term for the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. His novel, Headcrash, won the Philip K. Dick Award in 1995 for SF original paperback published in the US.
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Born | 1955 (age 68ā69) United States |
Pen name | The Original Cyberpunk |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
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Bethke's collected thoughts on the cyberpunk subculture are available on his website, in an essay entitled "The Etymology of Cyberpunk".[1]
Bethke served as a judge on the Philip K. Dick Award in 2013.[2]