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I think I may have found it on the wikipedia page for nanotechnology in fiction: > The 1984 novel Peace on Earth by Stanislaw Lem tells about small bacteria-si
by ficklepickle 6y ago
I think I may have found it on the wikipedia page for nanotechnology in fiction:
> The 1984 novel Peace on Earth by Stanislaw Lem tells about small bacteria-sized nanorobots looking as normal dust (developed by artificial intelligence placed by humans on the Moon in the era of cold warfare) that has later came to Earth and are replicating, destroying all weapons, modern technology and software, leaving living organisms (as there were no living organisms on the Moon) intact.
It's not a perfect match for your description, nor is it from the 60s, but it was the closest match I could find. Is that the book you were thinking of?
- matonias 6y agoSounds like Corona
- hilbert42 6y agoYep, right on. Remember Feynman also said 'there's plenty of room left at bottom'.
- OriPekelman 6y agoOK. The plot thickens. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/big-fleas-have-little-fleas-upon-their-back-to-bite-em.html https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/big-fleas-have-little-fl... so .. this is the phrase I remember. Probably the "motto" used by the SF author. Now I remember Peace on earth... and BTW à propos the article cited .. the spy bugs there have very partial vision .. and if I remember correctly they recompose scenes from the multitude of images... I think this is as far as I am going to get. Thank you!