We're going to need a definitive quantum theory of gravity, which is part of a grand unified theory - it's the main missing piece. Kip Thorne definitivegrandgravity Change image and share on social
It was quite a surprise when I realized that with a single wormhole you could have time hook up towards the future or towards the past and that you can actually manipulate the wormhole and change how time hooked up. Kip Thorne changefuturehook share on social
I became interested in this question of whether you can build wormholes for interstellar travel. I realized that if you had a wormhole, the theory of general relativity by itself would permit you to go backward in time. Kip Thorne backwardbuildgeneral share on social
Our universe - it's three-dimensional, but we can pretend it's two-dimensional so it's like this sheet of paper - and we live in Pasadena over here and London is over there, and it's thousands of miles from Pasadena to London. Kip Thorne dimensionallivelondon share on social
A big misconception is that a black hole is made of matter that has just been compacted to a very small size. That's not true. A black hole is made from warped space and time. Kip Thorne bigblackcompact Change image and share on social
When gravitational waves reach the earth, the waves stretch and squeeze space. This is a tiny stretch and squeeze. Far too small to detect with ordinary human senses. Kip Thorne detectearthgravitational Change image and share on social
A black hole really is an object with very rich structure, just like Earth has a rich structure of mountains, valleys, oceans, and so forth. Its warped space whirls around the central singularity like air in a tornado. Kip Thorne airblackcentral share on social
If you have a wormhole, then you can turn them into time machines for going backward in time. Kip Thorne backwardmachinetime Change image and share on social
The human race has a yearning to explore. That's part of our biological and psychological makeup. Kip Thorne biologicalexplorehuman Change image and share on social
If you have somebody who's brilliant and highly creative with a different point of view than you have, and a very different intellectual background, great things can happen. Kip Thorne backgroundbrilliantcreative Change image and share on social
