The science of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
"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? 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.