The Science of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Michael Hanlon

196 pages, parution le 14/07/2006

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Résumé

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.

L'auteur - Michael Hanlon

Michael Hanlon is one of Britain's most successful science writers. He has been Science Editor at The Daily Mail for more than four years; prior to this he was at The Daily Express, The Independent and Irish News. He contributes regularly to magazines such as The Spectator and New Statesman, and appears on TV and radio as a science pundit. He has written two popular science books to date: The Worlds of Galileo (Constable, 2001) and The Real Mars (Constable, 2004). Michael's writings have made him few friends in the alternative medicine industry, and his greatest fear is a return to the New Age.

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acknowledgements
introduction
where are the aliens?
deep thought
the existence of god
the restaurant at the end of the universe
the big bang burger bar
time travel
the babel fish
teleportation
meat with a clean conscience
the total perspective vortex
parallel worlds
the whale that came from nowhere
ultimate questions - and answers
further reading
index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Macmillan
Auteur(s)	Michael Hanlon
Parution	14/07/2006
Nb. de pages	196
Format	13 x 20
Couverture	Broché
Poids	208g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780230008908
ISBN13	978-0-230-00890-8