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grey goo
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grey goonoun
a hypothetical end of the world event involving nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating nanobots consume all life on Earth
Etymology: Coined by Eric Drexler in his 1986 book Engines of Creation.
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Grey Goo
Grey Goo is a science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Petroglyph Games, produced by Six Foot, and published by Grey Box on January 23, 2015 exclusively for PC Microsoft Windows. It features a playable faction based on the grey goo scenario.
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Grey goo
Grey goo is a hypothetical end-of-the-world scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all matter on Earth while building more of themselves, a scenario that has been called ecophagy. The original idea assumed machines designed to have this capability, while popularizations have assumed that machines might somehow gain this capability by accident. Self-replicating machines of the macroscopic variety were originally described by mathematician John von Neumann, and are sometimes referred to as von Neumann machines. The term grey goo was coined by nanotechnology pioneer Eric Drexler in his 1986 book Engines of Creation. In 2004 he stated "I wish I had never used the term 'grey goo'." Engines of Creation mentions "grey goo" in two paragraphs and a note, while the popularized idea of grey goo was first publicized in a mass-circulation magazine, Omni, November 1986.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grey goo in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grey goo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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