Who is Douglas Adams?
Douglas Noel Adams (March 11, 1952 – May 11, 2001) — also known as Bop Ad or Bob after his illegible signature, or by his initials DNA — was a British comic radio dramatist and author, most notably of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (HHGG or H2G2); at the time of his death, this series had sold more than fifteen million copies. btw – My favorite Adams character is John “Wonko The Sane” Watson from the book “So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.” Wonko lives in an inside-out house overlooking the Pacific Ocean. That is, to visit you park on the carpet. There’s a sign on the wall that reads, “Come Outside.” He considers the rest of the world to be “The Asylum,” because it seemed to him that any civilization that had so far lost its head as to need to include a set of detailed instructions for use in a package of toothpicks was no longer a civilization in which he could live and stay sane. One of my favorite message board posters uses the nic “Outside the Asylum.
Douglas N. Adams, sometimes shortened to DNA, was a popular science fiction writer known for his dry wit and unmistakable British humor. He was born in Cambridge on March 1952 and studied at Brentwood School in Essex. He later attended St. John’s College of the prestigious Cambridge University, where he received both his undergraduate (BA) and graduate (MA) degrees in English. He was married to Jane Belson, a lawyer, and has one daughter, Polly Adams. It was a circuitous route that finally brought Douglas Adams to his literary career. Before he began writing in earnest, he took on a number of — literally — odd jobs. He has been a chicken shed cleaner, a barn builder, a hospital porter, and a bodyguard to the ruling family of Qatar. Like most writers, Douglas Adams went through a lean period where he felt that he would never earn enough money from just writing. On 4 February 1977, however, Douglas Adams finally got his break. He had a meeting with Simon Barett, who ultimately encouraged
He’s best-known as the author of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series of science fiction comedy novels. Why rename 42nd? From Rename42nd.org: Transforming 42nd Avenue into Douglas Adams Boulevard will reflect upon all those who live and work in the City of Portland. It will reflect Portlanders’ commitment to the arts. It will reflect Portlanders’ respect for the environment. It will reflect Portlanders’ desire to provide technological access to all. It will reflect Portlanders’ passion to further education to all people. It will remind all Portlanders’ the most important lesson in times of uncertainty and fear… …DON’T PANIC. Yes, but why 42nd? Rename42nd.org doesn’t provide the answer. However, as a service to BlueOregon readers, we will. But it’s a spoiler for the comedy series, so we’ll offer it on the jump. You see, in the The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a computer is built to find “The Ultimate Answer to The Great Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything” and a s
