The Science of Interstellar

by Kip Thorne

Other authorsChristopher Nolan (Foreword)

Paperback, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

PN1995.S26 T49

Genres

Science & Nature

Nonfiction

All Topics

Publication

W. W. Norton & Company (2014), Edition: 1, Paperback, 336 pages

Description

Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in "The Science of Interstellar", Kip Thorne, the physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific aspects of Interstellar, shows us that the movie's jaw-dropping events and stunning, never-before-attempted visuals are grounded in real science. Thorne shares his experiences working as the science adviser on the film and then moves on to the science itself. In chapters on wormholes, black holes, interstellar travel, and much more, Thorne's scientific insights-many of them triggered during the actual scripting and shooting of Interstellar-describe the physical laws that govern our universe and the truly astounding phenomena that those laws make possible.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member parhamj

This is a very accessible and understandable guide to the scientific theories and knowledge underlying the movie, Interstellar. It is very well written. Kip Thorne does an excellent job of explaining the science in language and with diagrams that enable the uninitiated -- those unfamiliar with

quantum physics and the like -- to easily comprehend.

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LibraryThing member JessiAdams

I enjoyed it, but I was a little disappointed. Should be called, "The Physics of Interstellar." That's all it covers.

LibraryThing member fpagan

Spacetime wormholes, black holes, extradimensionality, and other science topics relevant to the movie _Interstellar_, in the making of which astrophysicist Thorne was involved. Rich with color diagrams and other imagery. Best read after seeing the movie, which I had not done.

LibraryThing member Steve_Walker

First things first. I loved the movie. Nice to see a thoughtful SF movie. I am amazed at the amount of ink, virtual and other otherwise, being spilled about "What is wrong with this movie" or "What is wrong with Chris Nolan". I am delighted that Prof. Kip Thorne was involved with this film. His

book,"Black Holes and Time Warps" is one of the best "popular" science books available. If you have not read it,do so. if you have seen the movie and have not read it,do so.
No, "Interstellar" is not 2001. It pays homage to 2001. 2001 was the result of one the greatest directors, and one of the greatest SF writers coming together to make a very unique film at a critical junction of human history. "The Science of Interstellar" gives a good back ground to some of the thinking behind the movie. And,like "Black Holes and Time Warps", Prof. Thorne gives the reader an excellent bibliography for further exploration of one of the "hot" fields of astrophysics. For all the arm chair physicists out there flipping out about the movie, I have advice from from my favorite computer; "...sit down calmly,take a stress pill and think things over."

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LibraryThing member kcshankd

Found while shopping for the novelization, in 2020 this was Rogan's favorite movie. This was fantastic, a chapter-by-chapter, scene-by-scene of the theory behind the movie by the movie's scientific advisor.

I was for sure lost by the climatic book thumping scene that relied on six (or was it seven)

dimensional space in the tesseract, but Thorne tries to explain it with simple diagrams.

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