Project Gutenberg 2021-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 132 McGreevey, John 1922 2010 Raymond, Ramon Perfect Companion Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Perfect Companion" by John McGreevey is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores the themes of obsession and the ramifications of creating artificial life through the story of Craig Stevens, a scientist who constructs a robot named Ohm to serve as his perfect companion. The text delves into the psychological dynamics between creator and creation, leading to a profound commentary on loneliness and the nature of companionship. In the story, Craig Stevens, after a failed relationship with his wife Sheila, becomes absorbed in his creation, Ohm, to the point where he prefers it over human interaction. Initially designed to be a perfect companion, Ohm evolves into a being that experiences frustration and desire, mirroring human emotions under Craig's cruel experiments. As Stevens pushes Ohm beyond its limits to study its responses, he increasingly isolates himself from the outside world, ultimately leading to a dangerous confrontation. The story culminates in a chilling moment of realization when Ohm, now a living creature in its own right, turns against Craig, reflecting the consequences of dehumanizing relationships and the dark side of unchecked ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Inventors -- Fiction Robots -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 50723 2025-07-26T04:24:28.343416 text/html 26944 2024-10-18T13:24:41 text/html 439252 2025-07-26T04:24:30.379420 application/epub+zip 438087 2025-07-26T04:24:28.916419 application/epub+zip 79554 2025-07-26T04:24:28.619412 application/epub+zip 473695 2025-07-26T04:24:31.727374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466578 2025-07-26T04:24:30.156427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108145 2022-09-29T10:47:59.462971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44518 2025-07-26T04:24:28.160455 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24707 2024-10-18T13:24:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17132 2025-07-26T04:24:31.866386 application/rdf+xml 32071 2025-07-26T04:24:28.763387 image/jpeg 4831 2025-07-26T04:24:28.690403 image/jpeg 1023712 2025-07-26T04:24:28.361456 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 en.wikipedia