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 A subgroup of the Beat Generation, Cyberpunks are a group of science fiction writers who focus on "high tech and low life." The word "cyberpunk" first appeared in a short story by Bruce Bethke and is literally a fusion of the words "cybernetics" and "punk."  Writers of this genre used elements of the "hard-boiled detective" and "postmodern prose" to describe the often nihilistic underground side of an electronic society." Though the term wasn't coined until the 1980s, Cyberpunk literature is thought of as the antithesis of the often utopic stories of the 1940's and 50's. Cyberpunk authors used their works to call readers into action, expressing a sense of rebellion through blurring the lines between fiction and reality. The Cyberpunk counter-culture and their works are still visible in a large amount of postmodern literature.