👉 Fermila is a fictional character from the science fiction novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams. The character was created as a way to explore the concept of time travel and its implications, particularly with regards to the concept of "futures." In the story, the main character, Alan Turing, is tasked with creating a machine that can simulate future events in the past, thereby allowing him to predict and prevent future disasters. However, when the simulation fails