How long does it take to read Atom?
journey across the subatomic cosmos
Atom by Isaac Asimov takes about 5 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1991. 319 pages, about 87,725 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Traces the path of discovery that revealed the nature of the atom, of light, of gravity, of the electromagnetic force, and the nature and structure of the universe.
Subjects: Science, Popular works, Miscellanea, Atoms, Nuclear physics, Electromagnetism
