According to Forbes magazine (July 7, 1997, p. 348), "Science fiction is more than an inelegant prose for pencil-necked teenagers. Businesspeople and investors looking to discover where technology is taking us would do well to pay attention to it." The article describes how science fiction can sometimes become reality. For a serious analysis of the potential effects of cyberspace on society, check your library for the book Cyberspace: First Steps, edited by Michael Benedikt (MIT Press, 1993). William Gibson is generally recognized as the person who coined the term "cyberspace." His novel, Neuromancer (Ace Books, 1995) was the first of a literary genre now called cyberpunk. At sites such as www.georgetown.edu/irvinemj/technoculture/pomosf.html, you can find more information about William Gibson and post-modern science fiction. At The Electronic Freedom Foundation page, www.eff.org/pub/Publications/William_Gibson, you'll find some links to essays and interviews. You can scope out additional links by using the Yahoo! search engine and entering "William Gibson." On the lighter side of cyberspace literature, pick up the book Dave Barry in Cyberspace (Fawcett Books, 1997).