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Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English writer and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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How did Douglas Adams choose the Ultimate Question?

I think that Douglas Adams just wanted to make the point that "... something was fundamentally wrong with the universe" by having a question which gives the wrong answer. That's all there is t …
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H2G2 — Teleportation Also Results in Time Travel?

It is the Improbability Drive that picked them up. As Trillian tells Zaphod when they pick up Ford and Arthur in THHGTG: "Improbability Drive," she said patiently. "You explained it to me yoursel …
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