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The Science of Interstellar
The Science of Interstellar | Kip Thorne
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A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolans highly anticipated film, Interstellar, from executive producer and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne. 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 movies 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, Thornes scientific insightsmany of them triggered during the actual scripting and shooting of Interstellardescribe the physical laws that govern our universe and the truly astounding phenomena that those laws make possible. Interstellar and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s14).
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Klou Great!! 4y
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EadieB
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Day 3 - #Interstellar #ScifiSeptember
#TheScienceOfInterstellar #KipThorne

This book will take you far beyond our solar system!

Klou Wow!! Amazing!!! 4y
EadieB @Klou Looks interesting too! 4y
Klou @EadieB it does!! 4y
BestDogDad I loved this book and the movie is one of my favorites. 4y
EadieB @BestDogDad I'll have to check out the movie! 4y
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BestDogDad
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The Science of Interstellar was written by the great theoretical physicist Kip Thorne who was the science advisor and executive producer of the movie. I saw Interstellar four times in the theater including two times in IMAX - I now want to see it again! This book is chock full of cool inside info about the movie and hard science. I loved everything about his book.

My second read for #ScienceSeptember.

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BestDogDad
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So much cool movie and science stuff in this book.

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BestDogDad
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Kip Thorne writing his equations on Professor Brand‘s chalkboard, and Murph (Jessica Chastain)contemplating the equations in the movie.

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BestDogDad
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I love all the behind the scenes movie talk and find the science in the movie fascinating but some of it makes my old brain hurt. 🤯

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BestDogDad
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My first two reads in Science September! Interstellar is one of my favorite movies so I was gobsmacked to find out that physicist Kip Thorne wrote a book about working on the movie. #scienceseptember

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Oryx
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I love movies almost as much as books, so had to post for this. These are the 5 I can watch over and over.
1. Muriel's wedding
2. Best in show
3. Fried Green Tomatoes
4. Interstellar
5. The cabin in the woods
#5movies @Bostonmomx2

Centique I haven't watched 2 or 5 but I love the other three 😍 7y
Liatrek Muriel's Wedding introduced me to ABBA and I've been a Dancing Queen ever since! 7y
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Crystalblu We watch Cabin in the Woods all the time!❤️ 7y
Bostonmomx2 👍 7y
Oryx @Crystalblu It's so fun. I don't really know anyone else who knows of it, so glad it's not just me! 7y
Oryx @Liatrek Yeah the music is ace, you can't help but sing along (badly, in my case) 7y
Oryx @Centique I'd definitely recommend Best in Show. Cabin is good if you like horror. 7y
Mamashep Best In Show has me watching dog shows now and secretly laughing at the people! 7y
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I am a #wordnerd and get very happy when I find a new word: squiwampus -- askew or going in all different directions. 💜💜💜

TheNextBook Where did you find this? I had no idea it existed. I cant wait to see what you think. If it mentions the books on the bookcase at all I need to know! 😂😂😂 8y
Leelee.reads I've never heard that one before, but I grew up with "cattywampus," which means the same thing! ? 8y
Readaholics Nice!!! 8y
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Scurvygirl Must remember that one... 8y
Kappadeemom I use cattywampus too :) @Leelee.reads 8y
hgrimes It sounds like a word Roald Dahl invented! 8y
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AlexandraGriffin
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Loved it!! I didn't realize how much science went into creating the movie before the studios even signed on, and how committed they were to make it as realistic as possible. Loved getting into the science side of things. Definitely on my to-buy list. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Back to the real world, back to non-stop audiobooks. So this book... Movies? Check. Science? Check. Space travel? Check. Talking about the possibility of the science in said movie? Check. Perrrrfect.

BestOfFates That sounds amazing! 8y
AlexandraGriffin @BestOfFates it's really interesting!! I didn't realize they actually started out with the science of the movie and creating a script from it before turning it into the film it ended up being. 8y
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