How long does it take to read Genius?
the life and science of Richard Feynman
Genius by James Gleick takes about 9 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 45 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1992. 532 pages, about 146,300 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A gem of a book, about the life and mind of one of the most influential and iconoclastic characters in 20th century physics. Really a pleasure to read.
Subjects: Physics, Physicists, Biography, History, Richard Phillips Feynman, Physics, history
