Reviews of the historical references and scientific accuracy behind the
film Interstellar:
1. This article explains that the
current understanding of black holes and wormholes are that they would be to
unstable to allow space travel through them but they theoretically do create “shortcut”
through space.
a. Would Astronauts Survive an
Interstellar Trip Through a Wormhole? Well,
it depends on your definition of "wormhole"
2. This article profiles Physicist Kip Thorne, who served as the
science advisor for the film Interstellar:
a. Wrinkles in space time: The warped
Astrophysics of Interstellar
i. By Adam Rogers
3. Here is a link to a question and
answer website where participants wonder why the planet earth is in such bad
shape at the beginning of the movie Interstellar.
4. This link takes you to the PBS
documentary by Ken Burns on the Dust bowl of the 1930’s. In the movie Interstellar,
the beginning shows elderly people talking about how bad the dust was. This is
a clear reference to what happened to farming during the great depression in
the states of Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.
a. The Dust Bowl: A film by Ken Burns
5. This link will take you to a BBC
documentary about the Great Irish Potato famine of the 1840’s. The movie
Interstellar refers to “blight” as a cause for crop failure. This is a
reference to the mass starvation that took place when blight destroyed the
crops of Ireland.
a. The Great Famine (BBC)
