Cybernetics comes from the Greek kybernetes ("helmsman"). Norbert Weiner introduced the term in 1948 to describe the science dealing with the study of computers and related areas of the human nervous system, the idea being that the brain was the pilot of the body.

Cyberspace is a term used originally by science fiction writers to describe the virtual world of interactions created through linking computers and other related systems. From there it was but a short step to combine cyberwith part of the Greek nautikos ("pertaining to ships or sailors") to form cybernaut (on the analogy of astronaut, literally, "one who sails the stars 11 )-one who sails in cyberspace,

Cyberpunk is a genre of science fiction that deals with the use of cybernetics in conjunction with various non-conformist ways. Cyberpunk posits a number of assumptions:

• Computer based information domains are the next frontier. Cybernetics will augment the human mind.
• The nation-state system is being superseded by global level corporations.
• A new computer-based culture i's rising, based on individuals who can utilize cybernetic systems. These cybernauts will be in conflict with the state as they fight the age-old battle of the individual versus authority.

More Cybernaut The New Frontier

What is a Cybernaut, Anyway?
Some Cybernaut Technology
Some Cybernaut Organizations
Tools of the of Trade
The Zimmerman Case
Discovery of a New Frontier
Game Rules