The Science of Interstellar
2014 book by Kip Thorne
978-0393351378The Science of Interstellar is a non-fiction book by American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Kip Thorne, with a foreword by Christopher Nolan. The book was initially published on November 7, 2014 by W. W. Norton & Company.[1][2] This is his second full-size book for non-scientists after Black Holes and Time Warps, released in 1994. The Science of Interstellar is a follow-up text for Nolan's 2014 film Interstellar, starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain.
Overview
Kip Thorne was the scientific consultant and an executive producer for the movie. In this book he explains the scientific concepts behind the film's cosmological ideas.[3]
See also
Related articles
- Bootstrap paradox
- Event horizon
- Interstellar spacecraft
- Interstellar travel
- Wormholes in fiction
Similar books
- Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku
- The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
- The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
- The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch
- The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
References
- ^ Thorne, Kip S (2014). The Science of Interstellar. Foreword by Christopher Nolan. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393351378. OCLC 891611098.
- ^ "The Science of Interstellar by Kip S. Thorne, Christopher J. Nolan (Foreword)". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- ^ Thorne, Kip (November 29, 2014). ""Our universe would be destroyed": Inside the science of "Interstellar"". salon.com.
External links
- Christopher Nolan & Kip Thorne Break Down The Physics of Interstellar | TIME on YouTube
- Official movie website
- The Science of 'Interstellar' Explained (Infographic)
