The Science of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Author(s): M. Hanlon
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1403945772
Format: hardback
195pp
Price: £16.99
Review Date: 14 June 2005
Review: You won’t find the Ultimate Question to the Ultimate Answer of 42, but this Michael Hanlon delves into the science behind many of the weird and wonderful ideas of Douglas Adams. Is there life on other planets? Which planets? Can computers create? Is there a God? How did the world start? How will it end? Are there parallel universes? Is it possible to travel in time? How would teleportation work? Is it ethical to eat meat? As for the probability….and the Babel fish….