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Why did Douglas Adams choose 42 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
This is actually discussed in the extras section of either the tv
series or the Hitchhiker's Guide movie, though I'm pretty sure it's
the former. Douglass Adams actually sat down with a friend of his
trying to come up with what they thought was the funniest number,
and ended up deciding said number was 42. Incidentally, this is
almost exactly the same method used to come up with
Slartibartfast's name.
There are 42 Laws to the game of Cricket, which Douglas loved. Could it just be a coincidence? Cricket appears in several forms in the series.
101010 binary = 42 in decimal. Maybe that had something to do with it?
There are 42 Laws to the game of Cricket, which Douglas loved. Could it just be a coincidence? Cricket appears in several forms in the series.
101010 binary = 42 in decimal. Maybe that had something to do with it?
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Who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy?
Douglas Adams.
What is the irony in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
There was a planet in which a third of its population were thinkers, a third of its population were do-ers, and a third of its population were telephone sanitizers. The thinke…rs and do-ers wanted to be rid of the telephone sanitizers, so they told the telephone sanitizers that the planet was to be eaten by a giant mutant star-goat, and sent them off in a vast space ark. Shortly after this, all the thinkers and do-ers were wiped out by a virulent disease contracted from a dirty telephone.
Who is the publisher of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is published by Del Rey , which is part of Random House. (See related link, below.) Originally, Pan Books in the UK and Harmony Books in …the USA. Today, Del Rey holds the rights in the USA.
In The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy what does 42 mean?
42 was the calculated meaning of life
Who is the publisher of Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy?
Pan Books published the Hitchhiker's Guide. The Wikipedia page is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Books
What was the favorite tea of Douglas Adams author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series?
Earl Grey
Why did Douglas Adams choose 42 as the answer to everything?
There is no logical explanation for that. Seriously.
What is the significance of the number '42' in the book 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'?
42 is the answer to the meaning of life, the universe & everything..... ( & no, do not take it seriously, it's just a little play on words apropos of nothing !)
How many books are in the trilogy of the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy written by Douglas Adams?
There are six books in the "trilogy." Douglas Adams wrote the first 5 and the 6th was written by Eoin Colfer.
What does the number 42 mean in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
The number 42 is supposed to be "the real answer to life, the universe, and everything."
Why was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy banned?
It never has been, as far as I know, other than that both the radioplay, the TV series and the film all contain a few obscenities thatsome broadcasting companies might have re…fused to air.
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Who is the narrator in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
The narrator/the guide has been voiced by; Peter Jones in the early radio series and television series, William Franklyn for the later radio series, Stephen Fry for the …2005 movie.
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Who published The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
According to the introduction it "come out of the great publishinghouses of Ursa Minor."
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What is the ISBN of Douglas Adams's Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
The ISBN of Douglas Adams's Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is 0-563-55236-0.
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When was Douglas Adams's Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy created?
Douglas Adams's Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was created in 1998.
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When was the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy written?
The "trilogy" of five books were published between 1979 and 1992.