From radio waves to the trilogy of five
An earthman and his strange alien companions
Towels, guides, and Babel fish
The ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything
From BBC radio to Hollywood
YOUR GOAL
Master of The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
schopenhauer The Ultimate Question
Forty-two! Forty-two! What is the question we never knew?
schopenhauer Earth was actually a giant organic supercomputer designed to find the Ultimate Question.
schopenhauer Author Douglas Adams chose the number 42 simply because it was a completely ordinary, small number.
schopenhauer Decode cosmic trivia and quotes to master the entire Hitchhiker's Guide series.
Meaning of 42: In ASCII computer code, the number 42 represents an asterisk, which acts as a wildcard meaning 'anything you want'.
The cardinal number equal to the product of six and seven. The supercomputer Deep Thought calculated this value as the final solution to existence after millions of years.
What planet was actually a giant organic supercomputer designed to find the Ultimate Question?
Why did Deep Thought's creators fail to understand the meaning of the answer '42'?
What is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
Who were actually the hyper-intelligent, multi-dimensional creators of the Earth computer?
How many years did the supercomputer Deep Thought take to calculate the Ultimate Answer?