​Douglas Adams

• ​Author, born March 11, 1952.

• ​Got started in writing with BBC2

• ​Monty Python

• ​Hitchhiker's Guide originally a radio program in 1977

• ​Success lead to him being a radio producer, and eventually, script editor for Doctor Who

​Hitchhiking through Europe?

• ​The Idea came to him in Austria

• ​Following the success of the radio program, he wrote the novel.

• ​Published on October 12, 1979

​Mostly Harmless

• ​Following the first novel, Adams continued writing what he called "a trilogy in five parts".

• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980)

• Life, the Universe and Everything (1982)

• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984)

• Mostly Harmless (1992)

​Adaptations

• ​TV Series (1981)

• ​Text-based video game (1984)

• ​Film (2005)

​Things you will learn...

• ​The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything

• ​What a towel is for and when to celebrate Towel Day

• ​A hoopy frood

• ​What words are stamped on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in the book Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

​Some Elements of British Humor

• ​Heavy on self-deprecation

• Almost undetectable sarcasm

• Constant deadpan delivery