Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2024-12-03
Books mentioned on The Science of Interstellar with Science Advisor, Kip Thorne
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Science of Interstellar
The Science of Interstellar by Kip Thorne is a non-fiction book that explores the real physics behind Christopher Nolan's sci-fi film, detailing concepts such as black holes, tidal effects, and gravitational time dilation.
Discussed“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.”
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Contact
Contact by Carl Sagan is a celebrated science fiction novel that chronicles humanity's first verified encounter with an extraterrestrial intelligence through the efforts of dedicated radio astronomer Ellie Arroway.
Discussed“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!”
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Gravitation
Gravitation by Charles W.
Discussed“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.”
