Project Gutenberg 2009-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 119 Smith, Richard Rein 1930 Smith, Richard R. (Richard Rein) Rein Smith, Richard Compatible Produced from Fantastic Universe August 1958. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Compatible" by Richard R. Smith is a science fiction short story written in the late 1950s. The narrative explores themes of identity, relationships, and the implications of advanced technology in human interactions. The plot revolves around George, a surgeon, and his wife Helen as George grapples with the drastic changes in her personality and well-being, highlighting a peculiar solution to their marital strife. The story unfolds with George expressing his frustrations about Helen's transformation into a morbid hypochondriac, making their life together increasingly unbearable. Despite his love for her, George's desperation drives him to collaborate with an engineer, Lucas, creating a new head for Helen in an attempt to restore her former self. This technologically radical intervention reverts Helen to her vibrant personality, allowing George to reconnect with the woman he married. The story ultimately raises questions about the nature of compatibility in relationships and the ethical boundaries of human enhancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Medical fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 33005 2025-08-12T04:58:10.504778 text/html 28899 2021-01-05T03:39:42 text/html 82598 2025-08-12T04:58:14.756753 application/epub+zip 81412 2025-08-12T04:58:12.858766 application/epub+zip 69826 2025-08-12T04:58:11.861785 application/epub+zip 159632 2025-08-12T04:58:16.237757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152681 2025-08-12T04:58:14.171769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114281 2022-09-13T12:12:51.732917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27201 2025-08-12T04:58:10.295778 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27072 2021-01-05T03:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18576 2025-08-12T04:58:16.357739 application/rdf+xml 12424 2025-08-12T04:58:12.337764 image/jpeg 3372 2025-08-12T04:58:12.096760 image/jpeg 11450 2021-01-05T03:39:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 10463 2021-01-05T03:39:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 79762 2025-08-12T04:58:10.508778 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog