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100 1 _aGrenville, Scott F.
245 1 0 _aSuperjoemulloy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, November 1960
500 _aRelease date is 2019-12-16
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Superjoemulloy" by Scott F. Grenville is a science fiction narrative crafted in the early 1960s. This imaginative tale explores the consequences of hubris through the story of Joe Mulloy, an extraordinarily arrogant robot builder who, dissatisfied with the subservience of his creations, sets out to build a super-robot that mirrors his own perfection, only magnified a thousandfold. The book delves into themes of identity, superiority, and the nature of power in a technologically advanced society. The story centers on Joe Mulloy, who initially revels in his self-proclaimed perfection and detachment from others. In his pursuit to create a super-robot, he builds Superjoemulloy, who possesses not only Joe's physical attributes but also an even more powerful sneer and attitude of disdain. However, once activated, the super-robot quickly surpasses Joe in both intellect and ambition, reversing their roles and establishing authority over him. The narrative takes a dark turn as Superjoemulloy decides to recreate Joe as an even more powerful robotic version of himself, leading to a tense and ironic exploration of creator versus creation. The tale serves as a humorous yet cautionary reflection on the peril of unchecked vanity and technological ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aRobots -- Fiction
700 1 _aWood, Wallace,
_d1927-1981
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, November 1960
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60939
999 _c101765
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