Usually I reserve the whole month of October for horror/thrilller/crime books only, but I've been sitting on this one for a few weeks and I just couldUsually I reserve the whole month of October for horror/thrilller/crime books only, but I've been sitting on this one for a few weeks and I just couldn't wait any longer, I was too excited.
This is the third book that I read by Neil DeGrasse Tyson and it was an insightful, masterfully written and captivating one. He provides the reader with a brilliant Cosmic Perspective on Civilization, and I wish more people would read it, as it delivers facts, numbers, and provocative thoughts on many important topics, but all sprinkled with bits of humor....more
To put it simply: this book was B R I L L I A N T.
If you've seen the movie Interstellar (and preferably liked it, too), then this book is ***5 stars***
To put it simply: this book was B R I L L I A N T.
If you've seen the movie Interstellar (and preferably liked it, too), then this book is for you.
Personally, I am a huge sci-fi fan and a space opera enthusiast. I live for stories about our great unknown universe, far away stars and planets and everything "astro-physicsy". Especially if they hold some truth and real, actual science in them.
When the movie Interstellar came out, I was intrigued with the science of it. Fast forward several years and I find out that most of it is actually accurate?! MIND. BLOWN.
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Kip Thorne's Science of Interstellar answers just about every question one could possibly have after seeing Christopher Nolan's incredible movie. From the simple law of gravity, to some insanely complex ideas of space time warping and singularities, as well as gravitational anomalies, Kip takes his incredible knowledge of the universes and translates it into language that we can all understand.
Throughout the book, Thorne states which facts are true, speculated or which ones are an educated guess. The discussions on the anatomy of black holes, wormholes, the bulk and the 5th dimension are all wonderful, concise and very understandable. I also loved the fact that the book does not get into the math behind some of the concepts and yet Professor Throne does tell you where to find it if you're interested. The book also has tons of incredible illustrations that help you understand everything even better.
If you saw the movie and walked away with questions, this is the road to enlightenment....more
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