How long does it take to read Curve of Binding Energy?
Curve of Binding Energy by John McPhee takes about 4 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1974. 234 pages, about 64,350 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Theodore Taylor was one of the most brilliant engineers of the nuclear age, but in his later years he became concerned with the possibility of an individual being able to construct a weapon of mass destruction on their own. McPhee tours American nuclear institutions with Taylor and shows us how close we are to terrorist attacks employing homemade nuclear weaponry.
Subjects: Kernfysica, Nuclear industry, Atomic bomb, Security measures, Natuurkundigen, Non-Classifiable
