The Science of Interstellar
by Kip S. Thorne · first published 2014
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An accessible, physics-grounded companion to the film Interstellar, written by its science adviser. It is fascinating and easy to follow even without a physics background.
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"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 trigg
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on “What Happens If You Fall into a Black Hole? [video]” ↗I have not read it myself but the answer can probably be found in the book "The Science of Interstellar" [1] Kip Thorne, a Nobel prize-winning physicist, worked as the science advisor for Interstellar so the hollywood bs is pretty good! [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Science-Interstellar-Kip-Thorne/dp/03...
on “Ask HN: What scientific phenomenon do you wish someone would explain better?” ↗Very cool, and very mind bending. Very faithful to the Event Horizon Telescope rendering. A decade ago I got really into black holes for like a few months, and I read Kip Thorne's book called "The Science of Interstellar", talking all about black hole simulations. Have you read it? I wonder how the simulation tech has evolved, as 10 years is a lot. I do wonder if you do like, size estimates of a black hole in my room.…
on “Show HN: Physically accurate black hole you can put in your room” ↗…through very much of it as a Physics undergraduate! I was pleased to see him pop up again as a science adviser for the movie Interstellar and have enjoyed reading his much more accessible book - "The Science of Interstellar" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Science_of_Interstellar
on “The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017” ↗Interstellar is one of my favorite movies in recent memory. If anybody else is interested in reading more, the book "The Science of Interstellar" is fascinating and very easily digestible even if you're not big on physics.
on “Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video]” ↗He wrote a (good) book about the whole endeavor: The Science of Interstellar
on “A Ring of Controversy Around a Black Hole Photo” ↗>I don't understand why Kip Thorne is so desperate to declare that the movie doesn't violate known physics I do. At least I think I do. Kip Thorne has published a book named "The Science of Interstellar". I am sure that book is quite scientific and reasonable. However, the most hyped up attribute of art-science relationship in Interstellar is its "real" physics. If Kip Thorne declares that movie does…
on “Kip Thorne: The science of Interstellar” ↗…the rendering showed that spacetime warped into shapes never seen before. This led to the publication of —> https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.03808 Kip Thorne describes his work not this in a book called the science of interstellar. Kip’s description of black holes here is also fascinating: https://youtu.be/oj1AfkPQa6M — first time I learnt what “warped” space-time means :)
on “Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video]” ↗Since we're on it, there's actually a book about the science of interstellar. https://www.amazon.com/Science-Interstellar-Kip-Thorne/dp/03...
on “Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video]” ↗Kip Thorne was also in charge of the science of Interstellar (2014 movie). He even wrote a book called The Science of Interstellar. Also he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Very smart man!
on “Black Holes Are Even Weirder Than You Imagined” ↗The most updated book I read was The Science of Interstellar by Kip Thorne
on “Eldar Black Holes” ↗