Kip Thorne books in order
American physicist
- Born
- 1940
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 5
Kip Thorne has published 4 novels and 1 non-fiction book, beginning with Black Holes and Time Warps (1994). The best-known is The Science of Interstellar (2014). The latest is Modern Classical Physics: Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics (2017).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Kip Thorne
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The Science of Interstellar
Kip Thorne's most-read book.
Newest
Modern Classical Physics: Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics
Published 2017.
Standalone novels in order
Relativistic Stellar Structure and Dynamics (1967)
Gravitation (Sep 1973), with Charles W. Misner
The Science of Interstellar (Nov 2014)
Modern Classical Physics: Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics (2017)
Non-fiction in order
Black Holes and Time Warps (1994)
About Kip Thorne
Kip Stephen Thorne is an American astrophysicist and author. He shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics with Rainer Weiss and Barry C. Barish "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves".
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Kip Thorne FAQ
- How many books has Kip Thorne written?
- Kip Thorne has published 4 novels and 1 non-fiction book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Kip Thorne's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Science of Interstellar.
- What is Kip Thorne's latest book?
- Modern Classical Physics: Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics (2017).
- What is Kip Thorne's most famous book?
- The Science of Interstellar (2014) is Kip Thorne's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.