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THE SCIENCE OF "THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY"
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| By: |
Michael Hanlon |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£40.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1403945772 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781403945778 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE USA |
| Pub. date: |
28 April, 2005 |
| Series: |
Macsci |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Synopsis: |
Ever wondered what the end of the Universe might actually look like? Why the number 42 is so significant? Or 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 was sheer whimsy: talking mattresses, the Vogons, triple-breasted whores and that Ol' Janx Spirit. But like all good science fiction, it contained 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 much-loved classic, including space tourism, parallel universes, instant translation devices, sentient computers and more. |
| Illustrations: |
biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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