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“Kip Thorne was able to take what is typically an equation on a blackboard and give a visceral description of what it looks like in such a way that a filmmaker could then turn it into a picture. To me, that’s almost magical. It’s transforming what might initially seem like a preposterous idea into something visual and approachable. It’s stunning. And the pictures Thorne includes are gorgeous. In this book, he takes a lot from the CGI of the movie. You just flip through, find a beautiful picture that you can read about and understand what it means. You find out it’s not just an artist’s interpretation but an artist’s representation of really hard science.” Read more...
James Riordon, Science Writer
