Nov 12, 2014 but interstellar, directed by batman moviemaker chris nolan, also attempts to attain a certain gravitas by taking seriously the science invoked within the film. The science of interstellar lies in all four domains. Kip thorne, the scientist behind the movie interstellar is coming to town specially to tell us about all the scientific facts that were depicted in the movie as well as all the work behind the scenes. Nov 10, 2014 as a companion to the movie, thorne wrote a book called the science of interstellar.
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This is his second fullsize book for nonscientists after black holes and time warps, released in 1994. The movie interstellar is a scifi thriller of epic proportions, involving everything from escaping earth due to climate change to wormholes and time dilation. Nov 17, 2015 the film interstellar is a lavish space romp which sees mathew mcconaughey jump through a worm hole, navigate spacetime and tumble into a black hole in his quest to save humanity. A journey through the otherworldly science behind christopher nolans award winning film, interstellar, from executive producer and nobel. The science of interstellar christopher nolan, kip thorne w. The science of interstellar is a nonfiction book by american theoretical physicist and nobel laureate kip thorne, with a foreword by christopher nolan. The science of interstellar 2015 release info imdb.
Interstellar ark novels an interstellar ark is a conceptual space vehicle that some have speculated could be used for interstellar travel. Nov 11, 2014 kip thorne, a nobel prizewinning physicist and the feynman professor of theoretical physics emeritus at caltech, is the author of the bestselling books black holes and time warps and the science of interstellar. Theoretical physicist kip thorne writes about his work keeping the science fiction epic within the realm of possibility. Interstellar, an outerspace survivalist epic created by the director christopher nolan and his brother jonathan, with whom he cowrote the screenplay, is ardently, even fervently.
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Why scientists are in a lovehate relationship with interstellar that book, the science of interstellar, is as key to understanding the film as seeing the film itself, thorne said. The science of interstellar audiobook tantor media. I saw interstellar last week and absolutely loved it. Correspondingly, some of the science is known to be true. Jeremy schnittman in the pickford theater, third floor, madison building, library of congress, washington, d. The science of interstellar is a non fiction book by american theoretical physicist and nobel laureate kip thorne, with a foreword by christopher nolan. Jan 09, 2015 interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker christopher nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. The science of interstellar ebook written by kip thorne.
Parsing the science of interstellar with physicist kip. Nov 07, 2014 interstellar may be a preposterous epic, but it is an epic nonetheless. For years, the project was attached to steven spielberg, and these roots are very much in evidence. Christopher nolans interstellar is being hailed as one of the most realistic science fiction films ever thanks to carefully crafted visual effects and a. In an earlier blog post about christopher nolans latest blockbuster movie. Yet in the science of interstellar, kip thorne, the physicist who assisted nolan on the scientific aspects of interstellar, shows us that the movies jawdropping events and stunning.
Wormhole travel across the universe and supergiant black holes are just some of the wonders seen in the. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The science of interstellar audiobook listen instantly. How much of the movie interstellar is fiction, and how much is based in fact. Kip thorne, a nobel prizewinning physicist and the feynman professor of theoretical physics emeritus at caltech, is the author of the bestselling books black holes and time warps and the science of interstellar. The following is an excerpt from the science of interstellar, by kip thorne. The science of interstellar audiobook by kip thorne. The science of interstellar is a great book that serves as an insightful companion to the film. Yet in the science of interstellar, kip thorne, the physicist who assisted nolan on the scientific aspects of interstellar, shows us that the movies jawdropping events and stunning, neverbeforeattempted visuals are.
Nov 10, 2014 christopher nolans interstellar is being hailed as one of the most realistic science fiction films ever thanks to carefully crafted visual effects and a heavily scrutinized storyline. At the end, brandt a woman is a alone on the colony. Interstellar may be a preposterous epic, but it is an epic nonetheless. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. The science of interstellar by kip thorne books on.
Several years ago, he resigned as the feynman professor of theoretical physics from caltech in part to make movies. It was reported that interstellar was the most pirated film of 2015, with an estimated 46. Dec 29, 2014 how much of the movie interstellar is fiction, and how much is based in fact. Buy the science of interstellar book online at low prices. A journey through the otherworldly science behind christopher nolans highly anticipated film, interstellar, from executive producer and theoretical physicist kip thorne. If youve recently been to the movie theaters to see christopher nolans latest film interstellar, you may have left the movie like omg, but possibly also like wtf. With interstellar we have another remarkable example, along with contact and gravity, of where the dreams and imagination of hollywood thrive on real science. Nov 07, 2014 kip thorne, a nobel prizewinning physicist and the feynman professor of theoretical physics emeritus at caltech, is the author of the bestselling books black holes and time warps and the science of interstellar. Listen to science of interstellar audiobook by kip thorne. To really get interstellar, youll have to read kip. Thornes new book, the science of interstellar, i enjoyed it more, and i could appreciate that a lot of hardcore 20th.
With matthew mcconaughey, kip thorne, christopher nolan, jonathan nolan. You should also chat with tutors, like me, on instaedu that can tutor in topics related to the movie interstellar. Interstellar was released on home video on march 31, 2015, in both the united kingdom and united states. To really get interstellar, youll have to read kip thorne. The science of interstellar download free epub, pdf. Dec 18, 2015 kip thorne, the scientist behind the movie interstellar is coming to town specially to tell us about all the scientific facts that were depicted in the movie as well as all the work behind the scenes. The movie does a great job at showing us what can happen to us if we do. Interstellar, from executive producer and theoretical physicist kip thorne. Inside the science of interstellar the physicist who advised interstellar explains the wild science behind the films otherworldly ideasshares. Thorne has now written a book to accompany nolans movie, the science of interstellar, in which he tackles wormholes, black holes and much more. From acclaimed filmmaker christopher nolan the dark knight triology, inception, this is the chronicle of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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