Audiobook6 hours
The Science of Interstellar
Written by Kip Thorne
Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
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 triggered during the actual scripting and shooting of Interstellar-describe the physical laws that govern our universe and the truly astounding phenomena that those laws make possible.
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 triggered during the actual scripting and shooting of Interstellar-describe the physical laws that govern our universe and the truly astounding phenomena that those laws make possible.
Related to The Science of Interstellar
Related audiobooks
In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cosmos: Possible Worlds Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cosmos: A Personal Voyage Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Human Universe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire: The Biggest Ideas in Science from Quanta Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled on by Hawking Became Loved Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beyond Weird Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Before The Big Bang: The Origin of Our Universe from the Multiverse Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Theories of the Universe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Relativity: The Special and General Theory Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Breakfast with Einstein: The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dark Matter & Dark Energy: The Hidden 95% of the Universe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Science & Mathematics For You
Radiolab: Mixtape: How The Cassette Changed The World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Radiolab: The Feels Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Radiolab: Journey Through The Human Body Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Midnight in Chernobyl: The Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Free Will Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: My Tale of Madness and Recovery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thinking in Systems: A Primer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quantum Physics: What Everyone Needs to Know Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Salt: A World History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Science of Interstellar
Rating: 4.374999916666667 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
60 ratings6 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing audiobook. I enjoyed the voice that was reading the book and the storyline of the book as well. Highly recommended.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book and explaining of complex ideas and theories. Tying these ideas to the movie helps then make sense. Well Done
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Found while shopping for the novelization, in 2020 this was Rogan's favorite movie. This was fantastic, a chapter-by-chapter, scene-by-scene of the theory behind the movie by the movie's scientific advisor. I was for sure lost by the climatic book thumping scene that relied on six (or was it seven) dimensional space in the tesseract, but Thorne tries to explain it with simple diagrams.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5First things first. I loved the movie. Nice to see a thoughtful SF movie. I am amazed at the amount of ink, virtual and other otherwise, being spilled about "What is wrong with this movie" or "What is wrong with Chris Nolan". I am delighted that Prof. Kip Thorne was involved with this film. His book,"Black Holes and Time Warps" is one of the best "popular" science books available. If you have not read it,do so. if you have seen the movie and have not read it,do so.
No, "Interstellar" is not 2001. It pays homage to 2001. 2001 was the result of one the greatest directors, and one of the greatest SF writers coming together to make a very unique film at a critical junction of human history. "The Science of Interstellar" gives a good back ground to some of the thinking behind the movie. And,like "Black Holes and Time Warps", Prof. Thorne gives the reader an excellent bibliography for further exploration of one of the "hot" fields of astrophysics. For all the arm chair physicists out there flipping out about the movie, I have advice from from my favorite computer; "...sit down calmly,take a stress pill and think things over." - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I enjoyed it, but I was a little disappointed. Should be called, "The Physics of Interstellar." That's all it covers.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a very accessible and understandable guide to the scientific theories and knowledge underlying the movie, Interstellar. It is very well written. Kip Thorne does an excellent job of explaining the science in language and with diagrams that enable the uninitiated -- those unfamiliar with quantum physics and the like -- to easily comprehend.