Cyborg was the title of the 1972 novel by military writer-historian
Martin Caiden. In the novel, Caiden introduced the character
Steve Austin the
astronaut and
test pilot who had been horribly maimed in a testing crash. This novel later inspired the long running
television series The Six Millon Dollar Man.
Caiden was best known for his historical work on military aviation, including Samurai! a biography of Japanese ace Saburo Sakai and Thunderbolt! a biography of American ace and Medal of Honor winner Robert S. Johnson.