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'''Douglas Adams''' was a British author best known for his quirky science fiction novel, ''[[The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy]]''.
'''Douglas Adams''' was a British author best known for his quirky science fiction novel ''[[The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy]]''.
During his life, he won three Golden Pans and several other awards. <ref>http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/bio.html</ref>
During his life, he won three Golden Pans and several other awards.<ref>http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/bio.html</ref>
He was born in Cambridge, UK, in March 1952 and died of heart attack in May 2001. He was an environmental activist, an avid technologist, and described himself as "a radical [[atheist]]."
He was born in Cambridge, UK, in March 1952 and died of heart attack in May 2001. He was an environmental activist, an avid technologist, and described himself as "a radical [[atheist]]."
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''Hitchhiker'' was followed by ''The Restaurant at the End of the Universe'', ''Life, The Universe, and Everything'', ''So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish'', and ''Mostly Harmless''. He also wrote two books about a figure named Dirk Gently; ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' and ''Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul''.
''Hitchhiker'' was followed by ''The Restaurant at the End of the Universe'', ''Life, The Universe, and Everything'', ''So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish'', and ''Mostly Harmless''. He also wrote two books about a figure named Dirk Gently: ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' and ''Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul''.
At the time of his death Adams was working on his eighth novel ''The Salmon of Doubt,'' which in its incomplete published form centers again on Dirk Gently, although Adams had spoken about the possibility of changing it to another Hitchhiker novel. The book also contains several short stories and essays, including discussion of the author's [[atheist|atheism]].
At the time of his death Adams was working on his eighth novel ''The Salmon of Doubt,'' which in its incomplete published form centers again on Dirk Gently, although Adams had spoken about the possibility of changing it to another Hitchhiker novel. The book also contains several short stories and essays, including discussion of the author's [[atheist|atheism]].