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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 grounded in real science. Yet in the science of interstellar, kip thorne, the nobel prizewinning physicist who assisted nolan on the scientific aspects of. Thorne shares his experiences working as the science adviser on the film and then moves on to the science itself. Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker christopher nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Spoiler alert interstellar is a movie about humanity trying to save themselves by understanding the physics of space and time, giving them the ability to leave the planet. With a science fiction film as complex and involved as interstellar, there are bound to be moviegoers who simply come away from the film more confused than satisfied. Interstellar was a beautiful spectacle to watch, and we could go on about the science in it for many more posts, but kip thorne, the science adviser for the film and a theoretical physicist at the california institute of technology in pasadena, already wrote an entire book on it called the science of interstellar.
Oberlin assistant professor of physics rob owen was a student in dr. The following is an excerpt from the science of interstellar, by kip thorne. Nov 08, 2014 interstellar is an interesting film in the science fiction pantheon because it takes much of its inspiration not only from other scifi films notably 2001. Thorne shares his experiences working as the science adviser on the film and then moves on to the. Thorne even wrote a companion book to the film called the science of interstellar. The science of interstellar free pdf, chm, djvu, epub. You cant view any supplemental pdf materials before you buy the.
The systems of interest range from diatomic molecules like h 2 and co through large molecules like pahs, dust grains and even larger bodies. Nov 29, 2014 matthew mcconaughey, anne hathaway and david gyasi in interstellar paramount pictures our universe would be destroyed. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the science of interstellar. The surprising science behind the movie interstellar from wormhole highways to robotic space companions, scientific experts weigh in on christopher nolans newest scifi blockbuster. Interstellar is one of my favorite movies so when i saw the book the science of interstellar at barnes and noble and noticed it was written by the great theoretical physicist kip thorne i bought it right away. 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. In chapters on wormholes, black holes, interstellar travel, and much more, thorne. Edit 26032015 i had completely forgotten to update this answer. This is his second fullsize book for nonscientists after black holes and time warps, released in 1994. With such an advisor, the promotion of the movie insisted a lot on the scientific realism of the story, in particular on black hole images calculated by kip thorne and. Parsing the science of interstellar with physicist kip. Kip thorne served as executive producer and lead science consultant for the film. Thornes new book, the science of interstellar, i enjoyed it more, and i could appreciate that a lot of hardcore 20th and 21stcentury.
Nov 18, 2014 the second time i saw the movie, clued in by dr. We observed the formation of substantial quantities of ribose and a diversity of structurally related sugar molecules such as arabinose, xylose, and lyxose in the roomtemperature organic residues of photoprocessed interstellar ice analogs initially composed of h 2 o, ch 3 oh, and. About us news help center jobs api become a partner. Thornes research group when the movie project was in the first stages of development seven years ago, and the science in the. The science of interstellar explained infographic space. Yet in the science of interstellar, kip thorne, the nobel prizewinning physicist who assisted nolan on the scientific aspects of interstellar, shows us that the movies jawdropping events and stunning, neverbeforeattempted visuals are grounded in real science. Interstellar written by jonathan nolan and christopher nolan transferred to pdf from. One of those candidates is the interstellar heliopause probe ihp that has been studied in a technology reference study by esaestec. This is the discovery channel special on the actual hard science behind the concepts of wormholes and quantum singularities explored in the upcoming science. As detailed elsewhere in this guide, interstellar in particular took special care to be as scientifically accurate as possible, even at the risk of confusing its audience. Pdf software is required to view the supplemental pdf. Goodreads members who liked the science of interstellar also l. Theoretical physicist kip thornes scientific contributions to christopher nolans interstellar are welldocumented, but that didnt stop critics from raising some concerns about the science behind the scifi movie.