NAME:-

Priyanshu Yadav

Class :- 9 th

Subject:- English

Submitted to:-
Miss.Chaya Tiwari
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This is to certify that “Priyanshu Yadav”

Students of class – 9th has successfully
completed his English assignment under
the guidance of “Miss.Chaya Tiwari”

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Miss.Chaya Tiwari
 Acknowledgement
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I would like to express my special thanks of

gratitude to my teacher “Miss.Chaya
Tiwari” as well as our principal “Mr.Pradip
Tiwari” who gave me the golden
opportunity to do this wonderful project on
the topic which also helped me in doing a
lot of Research and i came to know about
so many new things I am really thankful to
them
Secondly i would also like to thank my
parents and friends who helped me a lot in
finalizing this project within the limited
time frame.

Priyanshu Yadav
Class:-9th
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1 About Writer 1to2

2 Summary 3to7

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 About wrIter
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Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920 . He

was an American writer and professor
of Biochemistry at Boston University . He was
known for his works of science
fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific
writer, and wrote or edited more than 500 books.
He also wrote an estimated 90,000 letters
and postcards.
Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well
as much nonfiction. Most of his popular science
books explain concepts in a historical way, going
as far back as possible to a time when the science
in question was at its simplest stage. Examples
include Guide to Science, the three-volume
set Understanding Physics, and Asimov's Chronology
of Science and Discovery. He wrote on numerous
other scientific and non-scientific topics, such
as chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, history,
biblical exegesis, and literary criticism.
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The Fun They Had

The Fun They Had is a story about how
computers will play a significant role in the
future ,it was written by Isaac Asimov. The story
is set in the future when books and schools are
conducted digitally through virtual classrooms.
These classes are taken by a mechanical teacher
(robot) instead of a human class teacher. The
story starts with two children named – Margie
and Tommy. They live in a world where
computers dominate each and every sphere of life
and how they attend virtual classes. With the
onset of virtual schools, the concept of books and
classrooms has transformed considerably from
the olden days.
On 17th May 2157, Margie wrote in her diary
about how Tommy found a real book. It was an
old book that consisted of stories. Margie’s
grandfather once told her that when he was a
young boy, his grandfather informed him that all
the stories used to be printed on paper in those
days. Both Margie and Tommy started turning
the yellow and crumpled pages of the book to
discover more about those days. They found it
hilarious to read the book as the words stood
fixed in one place instead of moving the way they
saw on a computer screen. From this it is clear
that in the future, there will be telebooks only
and no hard copies of books would be available to
read. Tommy exclaims that it is an utter waste to
read a book and throw it away once completed.
He feels that their television screen has a million
books on it and could store a plenty more without
throwing it away.
Soon, they start reading about a school during
the ancient times when the teachers were human
beings rather than mechanical teachers. Although
Margie hated the concept of schools, she is
surprised to know actual persons taught at
school. This is because she has only seen robots
teaching her at school. Moreover, she is not so
fond of school that is next to her bedroom as she
does not have any classmates and the mechanical
teacher always gives her loads of homework to
do.
Both Margie and Tommy study in a virtual
classroom that includes electronic gadgets,
robots, etc. Their daily lesson appears on a
computer screen which teaches them different
subjects Maths, Science, etc. Once Margie’s
mother called the County Inspector to fix the
mechanical device on which Margie attends her
virtual classes. He put the big black screen
together again on which all the lessons are
displayed and the questions are asked. However,
the little girl was disappointed about the device
getting fixed so soon. She knew she would again
need to put homework and test papers into it
through a punch code.
Further, as both the children continue reading
the book, Margie’s mother calls her to attend her
classes. While Margie attends her school, the
mechanical teacher teaches about fractions, but
Margie’s mind starts wondering about the fun
her grandparents had while visiting a school in
olden days. Those days a school used to be a
special building and all the kids of the same age
studied together. She imagines how the kids from
different areas in the neighbourhood would come
together and attend school merrily. Thus, Margie
gets fascinated about the fun the children had
centuries ago when they went to a real school
having a physical existence.