📚 3 Books mentioned in "The Science of Interstellar with Science Advisor, Kip Thorne" of StarTalk Radio
Podcast: StarTalk Radio
Episode: The Science of Interstellar with Science Advisor, Kip Thorne
Published on December 3, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Contact
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And he said that he wanted, uh, that he had written--he'd already written this book, the novel; it was already in page proofs, and he said, 'I've got this novel, it's in page proof; the publisher is not going to be happy if I change it!
Kip Thorne refers to Carl Sagan's novel, 'Contact', noting that it's in page proofs and that he's being asked to review it for scientific accuracy before it goes to print.
Gravitation
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In this book published in 1973, we went to press just after Ray Weiss wrote his seminal paper, I had not yet really studied that paper fully.
Kip Thorne discusses the book 'Gravitation', which he co-authored in 1973. He notes that they published the book shortly after Ray Weiss wrote his important paper, and admits that he hadn't fully studied Weiss' work at the time of publication.
The Science of Interstellar
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Yeah, well, I'd put it a little differently; I saw it as a superb opportunity to use this film as a motivator and to get people interested or intrigued in science, and then there would be a bridge to the science through this book.
Kip Thorne discusses how he viewed the film 'Interstellar' as a tool to spark interest in science, aiming to use his book to further deepen that understanding.
Yes, the Science of Interstellar: New York Times bestseller Kip Thorne with a foreword written by, of course, Christopher Nolan. It says spoiler alert: this book explains the fantastic climax and ending of 'Interstellar.'
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the book 'The Science of Interstellar' by Kip Thorne, highlighting that it is a New York Times bestseller with a foreword by Christopher Nolan. He mentions that the book provides explanations of the movie's climax and ending, with a spoiler alert for readers.
Oh, so they're on a subterranean island? You got to read it in my book! They are on--they're on an island, and this wave diffracts around the island; they hardly notice the island at all!
Kip Thorne mentions that the explanation regarding the island being subterranean can be found in his book, 'The Science of Interstellar', indicating its relevance to the discussion.
This planet is distorted by tidal effects and it's swinging back and forth, it has not yet settled down to one face toward the planet, and that swinging back and forth is generating this wave. That's all in the book!
In this segment, Kip Thorne discusses how a planet's behavior, affected by tidal forces, is explained in his book, 'The Science of Interstellar'. He emphasizes that the details can be found in the book, hinting at the book's relevance to the topic.
The formula is in the book in this book! So you--so we don't have to go to your graduate textbook for that? Well, not for the answer!
In this segment, Kip Thorne discusses the formula for the required black hole spin, referring to 'the book' as a source, which is understood to be his own work, 'The Science of Interstellar'.
So this is the key thing that's not explicit, that you only understand if you read my book! You didn't read it carefully enough! No, I--I read a lot of it!
Kip Thorne emphasizes that a crucial aspect of the movie Interstellar is not clearly stated and can only be grasped by reading his book 'The Science of Interstellar.' This suggests that the insights provided in the book are essential for a deeper understanding of the film.
But you don't know that's what's happening until you read my book, by agreement between Chris and me! That's the only way anyone's ever going to know!
During the discussion, Kip Thorne emphasizes that the intricate details of how the tesseract is utilized to return to Earth can only be comprehended by reading his book, 'The Science of Interstellar.'