How long does it take to read Growth?
From Microorganisms to Megacities
Vaclav Smil, Eric Jason Martin
Growth by Vaclav Smil, Eric Jason Martin takes about 12 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 10 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2019. 664 pages, about 182,600 words.
25 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Civilization, history, Technology and civilization, Growth, Human ecology, Population, Energy development
