How long does it take to read Energy and Civilization?
Energy and Civilization by Vaclav Smil takes about 10 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 25 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2017. 568 pages, about 156,200 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Power resources, Technology and civilization, Energy consumption
