Heart of Gold (spaceship)

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The Heart of Gold is the revolutionary starship from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," famed for its Infinite Improbability Drive and absurd, reality-warping adventures.

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Heart of Gold 0
Heart of Gold starship 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional starship
spacecraft
vehicle in literature
affiliation Galactic Government
appearsIn Life, the Universe and Everything
Mostly Harmless
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
captain Zaphod Beeblebrox
computer Eddie
computerPersonality cheerful
creator Douglas Adams
crewMember Arthur Dent
Ford Prefect
Marvin the Paranoid Android
Trillian
Zaphod Beeblebrox
driveInventor Unknown (in-universe, attributed to research teams under Galactic Government)
effectOfDrive causes highly improbable events
temporarily alters physical forms of occupants and surroundings
event stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox during its public unveiling
firstAppearance The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
firstAppearanceInNovel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel, 1979)
genre comic science fiction
inspiredWorks various homages in science fiction to Infinite Improbability concepts
medium film
novel
radio
television
notableFeature Infinite Improbability Drive
ability to instantaneously traverse vast interstellar distances
computerized doors with cheerful personalities
nutrimat food and drink dispenser
reality-warping side effects during jumps
sleek white design
talking computer
notableScene rescues Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect from open space near Magrathea
origin Damogran
propulsionSystem Infinite Improbability Drive
conventional rocket drive
registeredOwner Zaphod Beeblebrox
technologyType experimental spacecraft
universe The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
surface form: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe

Referenced by (4)

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Infinite Improbability Drive associatedWith Heart of Gold (spaceship)
this entity surface form: Heart of Gold starship
Marvin the Paranoid Android associatedWith Heart of Gold (spaceship)
President of the Galaxy associatedWith Heart of Gold (spaceship)
this entity surface form: Heart of Gold starship
Arthur Dent rescuedBy Heart of Gold (spaceship)
this entity surface form: Heart of Gold starship