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'''Douglas Adams''' (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an author and radio dramatist.
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His best known work is the [[science fiction]] trilogy of five books based on the radio series called “[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]”.  This work includes – in no particular order - the Books, the TV series, the Film, the follow up (second) radio series, a comic book, a computer game and, naturally a towel.  It is important that the location of the towel is always known to the owner.
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Adams (a well known [[atheist]], referred to in [[The God Delusion]] as Richard Dawkin's tallest convert) frequently mocked religion in his works.  One example of this is the [[Babel Fish]], which proved God's existence, therefore ironically destroying him in a poof of logic. Another, slightly less well-known creation, was the Electric Monk. This was a machine capable of believing any weird religious idea which the intelligent owner was unable (or unwilling) to believe in and so had the machine carry it out for him.
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Douglas Adams also spawned many Douglas Adams Appreciation Societies (DougSoc, for short) in various universities around the UK. The main aim of these societies was to get exceptionally drunk in the spirit of Adams, rather than dedicate time directly to the author's works, although occaisionally getting together to watch Hitchhiker's Guide was acceptable once per term. The first DougSoc was formed in Oxford and later in Exeter and York (where DougSoc is still going strong and as drunk as ever).
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Revision as of 22:14, 2 August 2008

Douglas Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an author and radio dramatist.

His best known work is the science fiction trilogy of five books based on the radio series called “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy”. This work includes – in no particular order - the Books, the TV series, the Film, the follow up (second) radio series, a comic book, a computer game and, naturally a towel. It is important that the location of the towel is always known to the owner.

Adams (a well known atheist, referred to in The God Delusion as Richard Dawkin's tallest convert) frequently mocked religion in his works. One example of this is the Babel Fish, which proved God's existence, therefore ironically destroying him in a poof of logic. Another, slightly less well-known creation, was the Electric Monk. This was a machine capable of believing any weird religious idea which the intelligent owner was unable (or unwilling) to believe in and so had the machine carry it out for him.

Douglas Adams also spawned many Douglas Adams Appreciation Societies (DougSoc, for short) in various universities around the UK. The main aim of these societies was to get exceptionally drunk in the spirit of Adams, rather than dedicate time directly to the author's works, although occaisionally getting together to watch Hitchhiker's Guide was acceptable once per term. The first DougSoc was formed in Oxford and later in Exeter and York (where DougSoc is still going strong and as drunk as ever).

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