About the Author Isaac Asimov An american author and professor of bio-chemistry at Boston University,Isaac Asimov was best known for his works of science and his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, letters who had written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and post cards. Asimov is widely considered a master of arduous science fiction. He wrote hundreds of shorts stories, including the social fiction "Nightfall" which in 1964 was voted by science fiction writers of America as the best short science story of all time. Before you Read The story we shall read is set in the future, when books and schools as we now know them will perhaps not exist. How will children study then? The diagram below may give you some ideas. In pairs, discuss three things that you like best about your school and three things about your school that you would like to change. Write them down. Have you ever read words on a television ...