Origin
The term was coined by William Gibson in his story "The Gernsback Continuum":
Cohen introduced us and explained that Dialta was the prime mover behind the latest Barris-Watford project, an illustrated history of what she called "American Streamlined Modern." Cohen called it "raygun Gothic." Their working title was The Airstream Futuropolis: The Tomorrow That Never Was.
— William Gibson, The Gernsback Continuum
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Famous quotes containing the word origin:
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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