The Science of Interstellar

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.

The Science of Interstellar

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	Print
Pages	336 pp.
ISBN	978-0393351378
Preceded by	Black Holes and Time Warps (1994)

Overview

Kip 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

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