The Ugly Little Boy is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. Robert Silverberg later expanded it into a novel with the same title (also published as Child of Time in the UK). Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Dr. Isaac Asimov enthroned with symbols of his lifes work (Rowena Morrill) Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. ... At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY) is a prolific author best known for writing science fiction, a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. ...

The story deals with a Homo neanderthalensis child which is brought to the future by means of time travel. Binomial name Homo neanderthalensis King, 1864 The Neanderthal or Neandertal was a species of genus Homo (Homo neanderthalensis) that inhabited Europe and parts of western Asia from about 230,000 to 29,000 years ago (in the Middle Palaeolithic, early Stone Age). ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ...

A child is brought to the present day as a result of time travel experiments by a research organisation known as Stasis Inc.. He cannot be removed from his immediate area because of the vast energy loss and time paradoxes that would result, so to take care of him, Edith Fellowes, a children's nurse, is engaged. She is initially repelled by his appearance, but soon begins to see him as her own child, learns to love him and realises that he is far more intelligent than she imagined at first or that the researchers guessed. She names him "Timmy" and tries to ensure that he has the best possible childhood (although he can never be allowed to leave his room as this would lead to a huge loss of energy). She is enraged when the newspapers refer to him as an "ape-boy". Her love for Timmy brings her into conflict with her employer, which sees him more as an experimental animal than a human being.

When it is proposed to return Timmy to his own time, Miss Fellowes fights the decision, knowing that he could not now survive, having acquired modern dependencies and speech. She decides to return to the ancient past with Timmy.

The novel expands on the short story by introducing a subplot detailing Timmy's original Neanderthal tribe, and introduces another subplot dealing with a children's advocacy group which seeks to liberate Timmy.

The original short story was first published in 1958. Jump to: navigation, search 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The novel was first published in hardback in September 1992 by publisher Doubleday Foundation (ISBN 0385263430). Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...