The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

Delightful short story first appeared in a children's magazine; Asimov wrote it as a favor for a friend. It is supposedly the most frequently anthologized of his stories, telling the strange tale of children that all went together to a special place to learn from a human teacher. Strange, no? Select an invention:

Machine Test Scoring
A device that scans a specially prepared grade sheet and determines a student's score.

Mechanical Teacher - one for all
A computer device able to teach children.

Telebook - words on a screen
A book made available in text on a television screen.

 

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