''The Science of Interstellar'' is a non-fiction book by American theoretical physicist and
Nobel laureate
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Kip Thorne
Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist and writer known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. Along with Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish, he was awarded the 2017 Nobel Pri ...
, with a foreword by
Christopher Nolan
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. The book was initially published on November 7, 2014 by
W. W. Norton & Company. This is his second full-size book for non-scientists after ''
Black Holes and Time Warps
''Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy'' is a 1994 popular science book by physicist Kip Thorne. It provides an illustrated overview of the history and development of black hole theory, from its roots in Newtonian mechanics unti ...
'', released in 1994. ''The Science of Interstellar'' is a follow-up text for Nolan's 2014 film ''
Interstellar'', starring
Matthew McConaughey
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,
Anne Hathaway
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, and
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.
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.
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2014 non-fiction books
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