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.
 Softcover edition | |
| Author | Kip Thorne |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Physics, cosmology |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Publication date | November 7, 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 336 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0393351378 |
| Preceded by | Black Holes and Time Warps (1994) |
Overview
editKip 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
editRelated articles
editSimilar books
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.