I feel like the impact of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is enormous. From Google(plex) to the Babel Fish, many of the technological advances listed in the book have come to pass. It is though the author was a time traveler and kept excellent notes. As the initial author of a book that is designed to be added to over time, he did an impressive job, but those who have followed have added to our world’s cognition, technologically speaking. The man knew where his towel was.
