William Gibson

@Speculative Fiction Writer, Family and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ William Gibson is an American-Canadian novelist who pioneered the genre of science/speculative fiction American Canadian Writers Novelists Science Fiction Writers Pisces Celebrities William Gibson is a speculative fiction writer who is often referred to as the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre. In his short story "Burning Chrome" he introduced the word ‘Cyber-punk’ which was later popularized as a concept in his first novel, ‘Neuromancer’. With a wandering childhood and the loss of his parents at an early age, Gibson went through a period of seclusion where he became influenced by the writers of the Beat Generation. After travelling all over the United States and Europe, he immigrated to Canada and immersed himself in the counterculture. He eventually settled in Vancouver and became a full-time writer. After writing many bleak, noir near-future stories, he finally wrote his first novel, ‘Neuromancer’, which garnered critical and commercial success. This novel was a beginning to the cyberpunk literary genre. His visualization of the cyberspace created a depiction of the information age even before the internet conquered the world. He wrote several famous novels in this genre and also contributed to film and television. Today, he is regarded as the most important North American science fiction writer who has contributed to the craft extensively in the past two decades. This influential author’s work has impacted not just other science fiction writers, but also musicians, academicians and technologists.

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Birthday: March 17, 1948 Nationality: Canadian, American Famous: Speculative Fiction Writer, Writers, Novelists, Science Fiction Writers Spouses: Vancouverite Deborah Jean Thompson Known as: William Ford Gibson Universities: Pines Elementary School George Wythe High School Southern Arizona School for Boys in Tucson University of British Columbia Birth Place: Conway, South Carolina, USA Information Detail Birthday March 17, 1948 Nationality Canadian, American Famous Speculative Fiction Writer, Writers, Novelists, Science Fiction Writers Spouses Vancouverite Deborah Jean Thompson Known as William Ford Gibson Universities Pines Elementary School George Wythe High School Southern Arizona School for Boys in Tucson University of British Columbia Birth Place Conway, South Carolina, USA Born Country United States Height 198cm Gender Male Sun Sign Pisces Born in Conway, South Carolina, USA Famous as Speculative Fiction Writer

Conway, South Carolina, USA

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Gibson married Deborah Jean Thompson in 1972 and the couple settled in Vancouver, British Columbia. Gibson had met Deborah over a decade ago and they had even travelled to Europe together. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born on March 17, 1948, as the son of the manager of a large construction company. Although Gibson was born in Conway, South Carolina, he lived in Virginia for most of his life as his family moved frequently due to his father’s job. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

While attending Pines Elementary School, he lost his father who choked on food in a restaurant and died. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

By 1950, Gibson had already decided to be a science fiction writer and spent most of his time in his room, while he was attending George Wythe High School. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

The following year, he read the works of Beat writers like Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs who deeply influenced his writing. He turned out to be a rebellious teenager and even refused to believe in religion. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He was sent by his mother to attend the Southern Arizona School for Boys in Tucson, Arizona. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1967, Gibson moved to Canada and spent a lot of time homeless and jobless. Eventually, he found a job as a manager of the first head shop in Toronto. Unsplash Career

By the early 1970s he was married with a child but he was still jobless and lived off his wife’s earnings. Later in the 1970s, he made a living by selling the low priced artifacts from Salvation Army thrift stores at a higher price. Unsplash Career

He soon enrolled at the University of British Columbia for a Bachelor Degree in English Literature and graduated in 1977. He enrolled for the course primarily to benefit from the financial aid offered to students. Unsplash Career

After taking a short course in science fiction during his education, he wrote his first short story called ‘Fragments of the Hologram Rose’. Unsplash Career

After earning his Bachelor’s degree, he took a break and produced the first collection of his short stories, appearing in ‘Omni and Universe 11’, in 1981. The ‘Burning Chrome’ was one of his famous stories from the collection. Unsplash Career

‘Neuromancer’ was Gibson’s debut novel and is also one his most celebrated works. It not only garnered public attention and wide readership, it also gained critical acclaim winning several awards and nominations for Gibson. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	March 17, 1948
Nationality	Canadian, American
Famous	Speculative Fiction Writer, Writers, Novelists, Science Fiction Writers
Spouses	Vancouverite Deborah Jean Thompson
Known as	William Ford Gibson
Universities	Pines Elementary School George Wythe High School Southern Arizona School for Boys in Tucson University of British Columbia
Birth Place	Conway, South Carolina, USA
Born Country	United States
Height	198cm
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Pisces
Born in	Conway, South Carolina, USA
Famous as	Speculative Fiction Writer

William Gibson

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Mar 17, 1948

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Conway, South Carolina, USA