Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’

OF WORMHOLES AND MEN

Legendary physicist Kip Thorne responds to Interstellar's critics, praises Anne Hathaway’s ability to geek out, and chats about his bromance with Stephen Hawking.

Senior Political Reporter

Published Nov. 14 2014 5:45AM EST

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Have you seen Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar yet? Did all the talk of gravity, relativity, space, time, wormholes, and love fascinate or frustrate you?

If so, you have Kip Thorne to thank.

Thorne is an esteemed astrophysicist, formerly based at Caltech,

Asawin Suebsaeng

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Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’

Legendary physicist Kip Thorne responds to Interstellar's critics, praises Anne Hathaway’s ability to geek out, and chats about his bromance with Stephen Hawking.

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