What is the answer to the universe?

The 2011 book 42: Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything examines Adams' choice of the number 42 and also contains a compendium of some instances of the number in science, popular culture, and humour. read more

It seems that Douglas Adams was right after all: the answer to Life, the Universe and everything, is 42. It seems that Douglas Adams was right after all: the answer to Life, the Universe and everything, is 42. read more

The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42. That's what happens when you don't clarify your question (or phrase it as a question) and don't show your work. Adams was an early adopter of computers and was well aware of the gap between fiction and reality. read more