The Science of Interstellar

If you love the movie or just science in general definitely get this book. It was incredibly interesting and fun!

Very insightful book, it gave an extra dimension to the movie ;)

I think it is a sign of s great scientific mind that they can impart their work to others less able than themselves, a fundemental Tenet of teaching. Such scientists include Richard Feynman, Stephen Hawking and I would add to these Kip Thorne. As a sci-fi fan from childhood I was always interested in physics, astrophysics and astronomy, but lacked the mathematcical ability to pursuse these subjects very far in academia. Howver, I have aways maintained my interest and have a large selection fo 'popular science' books in the field, to which I have now added this volume. As a fan of everything Christopher Nolan has done (spot the reference ealrier in this review?), I enjoyed Interstellar, but was only recently reminded (buy Sheldon, Howard and the gang) of Kip Thorne's central role in bringing cosomology to the big screen. A couple of clicks later and I bought this excellent book, which I read (and yes understood) in a single sitting over the weekend. Though my maths isn't up to the challenge of higher calculus, my interlect does allow me to comprehend and appreciate the concepts involved. If anything these are even more mind blowing than can be captured in film. When I first read A Brief History of Time I was astonished that work colleagues far better qualified than I, could not get through the text. I did and understood it, which has lead to a lifetime of reading on quantum mechanics, cosmology, unified field theory (what we used to call the G.U.T.) and now gravitational waves. I'm crap at Sudoku so my intellectual challenge is to try and understand amazing facts and theories from great books like this by Kip Thorne. Whether you buy it or borrow it from a library, I do recommend you read this book and when you have watch Interstellar again with more informed eyes. I guarantee you'll enjoy the film on a whole new level, and if you like have a Chirstopher Nolan film night and amaze your friends with your dazzling insight. Extraordinay work made accesible by a Nobel Laureat, thank you Professor Thorne for allowing me to stand on your shoulders and see further. This is a superb book, highly recommended. BTG

This book, written by Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, provides an easy to understand explanation of of the science of the movie Interstellar. You don't need to have seen the movie to enjoy the book. Indeed, much of the book provides basic explanations of the science of black holes and wormholes so even if you are not interested in the movie, it provides an easy and accessible introduction to the topic. Of course, if you've seen the movie, what's interesting is that Kip was the scientific advisor for the movie and he made sure that the science of it was either as accurate as possible, or he tries to explain how artistic decision could have been made possible in his estimation. The visualization of a black hole is, as we learn from the book, somewhat simplified, but it was also done in a way that hadn't been quite done before by scientists. So it provides an accessible way to see what a black hole might look like. As you might be able to tell from the photos inuploaded of the book, there is tons of illustrations in this book, and they are very helpful. Does book feels a little bit like a textbook in a sense that it's got glossy pages and most pages have pictures or diagrams to help understand the concepts. As someone who is familiar with science but not necessarily astronomy, I found the book to be very accessible and easy to understand. I wish there was a little bit more detail and depth, but some of those details are provided in the appendices. No math is used. The narrative of the movie serves to organize the book, with chapters on the black hole that is featured in the movie, and ones on each of the planets, and some of the technologies that are shown. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I am glad Thorne is interested in sharing his scientific interests with the world.

Excelente libro, jamas habia visto un libro tan bien explicado, con temas complejos de una forma tan simple!, digno del premio nobel, totalmente recomendable, esta en ingles, pero vale totalmente la pena. Lo compre para mis hijos y es excelente para introducirlos a la ciencia que tanto hace falta!

This such an enjoyable book which unveils many complicated mysterious stuff in such an attractive and fascinating and yet effective way. Highly recommended just as I would highly recommend the movie. A must watch movie and a must read book!