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This has been explored in sci-fi by Jack McDevitt in his Priscilla Hutchins series. He had large Omega Clouds of alien devices attacking anything with straight
by chiph 12y ago
This has been explored in sci-fi by Jack McDevitt in his Priscilla Hutchins series. He had large Omega Clouds of alien devices attacking anything with straight lines and right-angles, as those were indicative of intelligence.
- talmand 12y agoThere was a similar notion in a sci-fi show, I believe it was Babylon 5, of a alien probe that would promise superior technology if you could prove your species' intelligence; only to destroy you instead if you passed the test.
- blincoln 12y agoFred Saberhagen got there decades earlier with his _Berserker_ novels. AFAIK every "alien machines that wipe out intelligent life" story is descended from them. Greg Bear's _The Forge of God_ / _Anvil of Stars_ (which are both excellent, IMO) followed similar lines in the late 80s.
- acheron 12y agoYeah. The Babylon 5 episode that talmand was referring to was an explicit reference to the Berserker stories.