The Science of Interstellar explained

The Science of Interstellar
Author:	Kip Thorne
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Non-fiction
Publisher:	W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date:	November 7, 2014
Media Type:	Print
Pages:	336 pp.
Isbn:	978-0393351378
Preceded By:	Black Holes and Time Warps (1994)

The 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

External links

• • • The Science of 'Interstellar' Explained (Infographic)

Notes and References

1. Book: Thorne . Kip S . The Science of Interstellar . . Foreword by Christopher Nolan . 2014 . 9780393351378 . 891611098.
2. Web site: The Science of Interstellar by Kip S. Thorne, Christopher J. Nolan (Foreword). goodreads.com. 2015-02-21.
3. Web site: Thorne . Kip . November 29, 2014 . "Our universe would be destroyed": Inside the science of "Interstellar" . salon.com.