I did read Hitchhikers and I of course got many giggles out of it. I think he really was ahead of his time too, because science has become more and more popular to lay people.

I think he was one of the great ones that made it fun and accessible as well as very informative, and I think his fascination with time and time travel has stayed a main interest for the public, about this extraordinary fourth dimension that we all live in and have to think about.