PROJECT

SUBIECTS &SOURCES
OF
THE PROJECT
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Elliot Zuckerberg (born
May 14, 1984) is
Americanan

Computer programmer and internet

enterpreneur. He is the Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and cofounder of Facebook.
He is ranked the fifth richest
person in the world.

Zuckerberg
launched Facebook
from Harvard's
Mark Zuckerberg
dormitory rooms

on February 4, 2004. He was assisted by his college

roommates

University
and
students
Harvard
Eduardo
facebook
Andrew Mc Cullum,
Saverin,
Chris
Dustin Moskovitz and
introduced Facebook to other College campuses. Facebook
Hughes. The Group then
expanded rapidly, reaching
one billion users by 2012. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla
they would eventually give 99 percent of their Facebook shares to
Chan announced that
initiative tor advanc1ing human potential and promoting equality"
the Chan Zuckerberg
 PROJECT ABSTRACT
Here it is imagined that the student who is
preparing this project is taking an interviewofM
Zuckerberg, who has come to Kolkata on a visit.
The interview is being taken hotel room in
in a

Kolkata where Mr. Zuckerberg is thought to have

put up. All the information about Mr. Zuckerberg
is based mainly on the information supplied in
Wikipedia.
 PROJECT
379

Fictitious Imaginary
Interview of Mark Zuckerberg
Place: A five star hotel room in KolKava

Interviewee (Myself) : Good morning, Mt. Zuckerberg, Is it your first visit to Indld?

Oh! it 15 an
Mr. Zuckerberg Not really, Last year I visited the Tajmahal in Agra.
unbelievably beautiful creation.
Myself :Can I ask a few questions Sir?
Oh sure. You are assigned to take my interview. I am glaa t a
Mr. Zuckerberg
take interviews.
my
you are a student. Generally students do not
which Ifind sometimes
Journalists do asksome complex questions
(smiles)
dificult to answer. I belive you will ask me easy question
formative years.
:Oh sure, sir. I want to know mainly about your
Myself wonderful
founder of such a
Specially how you have become the
platform like Facebook.
co-founder. There
Mr. Zuckerberg :Thanks. But I am not the sole founder, but a

were many of my friends with me.

you born. Also

tell me
Sir. please tell me when and where were
Myself
about your parents.
born in
of birth was 14th May. I was
a
Mr. Zuckerberg :Iwas born in 1984. My date
is in New York. I was brought up in a
place called White Place. It
village about 21 miles Midtown Manhattan.
Westchester County

And your parents?

Myself Karen
Karen Zuckerberg. Her maiden name was

Mr. Zuckerberg My mother is

Kempner. My mom is a psychiatrist.
:And your father?
Myself
is a dentist by profession.
Mr. Zuckerberg My father Edward Zuckerberg
Are you a single child?
Myself Donna and Ariellc.
Oh no; no. I have three sisters Randi,
Mr. Zuckerberg
 Myself Where did you have your schooling
studied in a school named Ardsely
High School. Later1
Mr. Zuckerberg I
At first
Was admitted to an exclusive private school. It Is called Phillipg

Exeter Academy
as a student
Myself Sir, if you don't mind, how were you
Oh! there is nothing to mind. I believe that I was not a bad student.
Mr. Zuckerberg
Specially I won prizes in Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics,
And do you know that I also won prizes for classical studies too?

laughs)
Myself And I have heard that you know many languages.
Mr. Zuckerberg Not many but I have learnt French, Hebrew, Latin and ancient

Greek before Ientered college.

Myself But how did you learn Hebrew?
Mr. Zuckerberg It is not at all surprising. I was borm and raised in a Jewish family.
My ancestors came to Ameica from Germany, Austria and Poland.
Many of my relatives knew Hebrew.

Myself Oh. I see! Albert Einstein was also a German Jew. Does your
family have any relation with Mr. Einstern?
Mr. Zuckerberg Oh no. Not that I know of.
Myself When did you get interested in computers?
Mr. Zuckerberg I t was in the middle school. When I was about 12, I started writing
software and using computers.

Myself Who taught you programming?

Mr. Zuckerberg My father. My father taught me Atari BASIC programming in
1990's. But later I was taught by Mr. David Newman, a software
developer who taught me privately.
Myself :Were you interested in sports during your schooldays?
Mr. Zuckerberg :Oh sure! I liked fencing very much. I even became the captain of
the school team.
Myself What subjects did you study in your college years?
Mr. Zuckerberg At college level my subjects were Psychology and Computer
Science.
 Facebook?
Myself What was your goal in creating vision was
times. Now I repeat. My
aboutit
numerous
Mr. Zuckerberg Y
tOld
can use
to
communicate

world
to Create a website that the entire
one another.
openly and easily with education.
Do

interested in the
spread of
that you are
nave heard
Myself India?
for kids
you have any projects India for teaching
started a project in
Yes. I have already app.
Mr. Zuckerberg with a mobile
science
subjects like math and been
described

You have often

one last question. of worlds,
M r . Zuckerberg, Network,
destroyer
Social
Myself hero-villain of The
as a
will you say?
devourer of
time. What shall I say
interviewer.
Well, what
like a true the time
(laughs) It
is now
and judge
myself. Let
evaluate in
Mr. Zuckerberg
it? It will
be wrong to another
assignment
about I have
Thank you,
decide about it.
come
to
account.
ten minutes.
facebook
on your
follow you
always man/
Thank you
sir, I shall studies, young
don't neglect yours
My self well and
Welcome.
Keep
Mr. Zuckerberg
Woman.