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Topic: William Gibson

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  William    Gibson  
  William and Mary    William Shakespeare  
  College of William    William James  
  John Williams    Robert Williams  
  Mel Gibson    Prince William  
  William Smith    William Morris  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite website(s):Slashdot,  Jennicam
Most admires:Themselves,  Helen Keller
Personality:Philosophical
Favorite era(s):The future
Favorite activity(s):Studying
Favorite actor(s):Mel Gibson
Favorite great thinker(s):Timothy Leary
Favorite computer game(s):Hacking
Favorite movie(s):The Matrix,  Stand by Me
Favorite online activity(s):Writing in their secret blog
Favorite time of year:Easter
Ultimate fantasy(s):Finding genuinely free porn on the internet,  Starting life again as a baby
Membership(s):Electronic Frontier Foundation
Favorite quote(s):
 
 
 Expert Talk
The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.


Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor

For many cyberpunk authors, such as William Gibson in his Neuromancer series, transnational corporations had displaced the nation-state.
Athena Mondale,
Spiritual Consultant

Strikeforce Screaming Fist A William Gibson/Neuromancer and Burning Chrome inspired fanfiction.
William Gibson in his novel Neuromancer (1984) coined the term 'cyberspace,' he later referred to it as 'an infinite cage.
Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator

William Gibson's Neuromancer, the most widely known representative of this genre, presents a fairly benign vision of viral apocalypse.
William Gibson's Neuromancer (1984) created another haunted castle in orbit.
William Gibson coined this phrase in 1984 science fiction book "Neuromancer"
Phuong Nguyen,
Exotic Dancer

Think of William Gibson's The Miracle Worker, the story of Helen Keller.
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Term originated by author William Gibson in his novel "Neuromancer", the word Cyberspace is currently used to describe computer-aided communication.
Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent

Mel Gibson's portrayal of folk hero William Wallace in Braveheart won Oscar recognition in 1995.
Anita Ganesh,
Poet

A term coined by William Gibson in his fantasy novel Neuromancer to describe the "world" of computers, and the society that gathers around them.
Keanu had read William Gibson's 1984 story called "Neuromancer" and jumped at the chance to work with him and Robert Longo, the director.
I thought that I should pick up a William Gibson novel to read, since I enjoyed Neuromancer so thoroughly.
 
 
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