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The last author on this, Kip Thorne, was a scientific consultant for Interstellar. He is one of the most well-known experts in gravitation, one of the co-author
by noobermin 5y ago
The last author on this, Kip Thorne, was a scientific consultant for Interstellar. He is one of the most well-known experts in gravitation, one of the co-authors of the famous classic general relativity textbook Gravitation often lovingly denoted as MTW for the authors (Meisner, Thorne, and Wheeler)[0].
EDIT: forgot to mention he shared the 2017 Nobel prize after LIGO detected gravity waves.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitation_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitation_(book)
- vishnugupta 5y agoWhat's more he gave a talk[1] and has even written a book[2] about the science behind Inter Stellar. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM-N0tbwBB4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM-N0tbwBB4 [2] https://www.amazon.com/Science-Interstellar-Kip-Thorne/dp/0393351378 https://www.amazon.com/Science-Interstellar-Kip-Thorne/dp/03...
- jpmattia 5y agoIf you are a fan of podcasts: Sean Carroll's interview with Kip Thorne was worth a listen. https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2018/11/26/episode-24-kip-thorne-on-gravitational-waves-time-travel-and-interstellar/ https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2018/11/26/epis...
- teraflop 5y agoThorne is also the author of Black Holes and Time Warps, which is a much more approachable book on the weird consequences of general relativity for non-physicists.