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The Shockwave Rider is a science fiction novel by John Brunner, originally published in 1975. It is notable for its hero's use of computer hacking skills to escape pursuit in a dystopian future, and for the coining of the word "worm" to describe a Read More..

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Description	The Shockwave Rider is a science fiction novel by John Brunner, originally published in 1975. It is notable for its hero's use of computer hacking skills to escape pursuit in a dystopian future, and for the coining of the word "worm" to describe a program that propagates itself through a computer network. "The Evolution of Cyberpunk", Nick Ravo and Eric Nash, New York Times, 8 August 1993. Retrieved 9 September 2013. It also introduces the concept of a Delphi pool, "Delphi Pool", Technovelgy.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013. perhaps derived from the RAND Corporation's Delphi method – a futures market on world events which bears close resemblance to DARPA's controversial and cancelled Policy Analysis Market.
Description	The Shockwave Rider is a science fiction novel by John Brunner, originally published in 1975. It is notable for its hero's use of computer hacking skills to escape pursuit in a dystopian future, and for the coining of the word "worm" to describe a program that propagates itself through a computer network. "The Evolution of Cyberpunk", Nick Ravo and Eric Nash, New York Times, 8 August 1993. Retrieved 9 September 2013. It also introduces the concept of a Delphi pool, "Delphi Pool", Technovelgy.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013. perhaps derived from the RAND Corporation's Delphi method – a futures market on world events which bears close resemblance to DARPA's controversial and cancelled Policy Analysis Market.

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Name	The Shockwave Rider
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Authors	John Brunner
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Genre	Science fiction novel
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom
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Pages	288
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Media_type	Print (hardback and paperback)
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Isbn	0-06-010559-3
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Oclc	1093694
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Publisher	Harper & Row
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