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Author
Contributions
- Adams, Douglas, 1952- - Contributor
Publication
2005 - Macmillan, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
48,750 words, Guess
Page Count
195 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3422342M
- ISBN-139781403945778
- ISBN-101403945772
- OCLC Control Number58919804
- Internet Archivescienceofhitchhi00mich
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005043893
- Goodreads670177
- LibraryThing116840
Classifications
- DDC823/.914
- LCCPR6051.D3352 H534 2005
Description
Ever wonder what the Universe might actually look like? Why the number 42 is so significant? Whether time travel really would put a stop to history as we know it? If you are so clearly a fan of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhikker's Guide to the Galaxy, now a major motion picture. Much of the book is sheer whimsy: talking mattress, the Vogons, triple-breasted whores, and that Ol' Janx Spirit. But like all good science fiction, it contains more than a grain of scientific fact. Adams was a science and technology enthusiast and his books were inspired by - prefigured even - many of the great scientific debates of our times. The Science of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a light-hearted, accessible and informative tour of the real cutting-edge research behind the cornerstones of a cherished sci-fi classic - from the Big Bang to the end of the Universe via probability, supercomputing, time travel, instant translation, alien life, and more.
Description
"Ever wondered what the End Of The Universe might actually look like? Why the number 42 is so significant? Whether time travel really would put a stop to history as we know it? If so you are clearly a fan of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, now a major motion picture." "Much of the book is sheer whimsy: talking mattresses, the Vogons, triple-breasted whores and that Ol' Janx Spirit. But like all good science fiction, it contains more than a grain of scientific fact. Adams was a science and technology enthusiast and his books were inspired by - prefigured even - many of the great scientific debates of our times." "The Science of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a light-hearted, accessible and informative tour of the real cutting-edge research behind the corner-stones of a cherished sci-fi classic - from the Big Bang to the end of the Universe via probability, supercomputing, time travel, instant translation, alien life and more."--BOOK JACKET.
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