How long does it take to read How Things Work?
the physics of everyday life
Louis Bloomfield
How Things Work by Louis Bloomfield takes about 11 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 37 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1997. 634 pages, about 174,350 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book is an unconventional introduction to physics and science that starts with whole objects and looks inside them to see what makes them work. It's written for students who seek a connection between science and the world in which they live. How Things Work brings science to the reader rather than the reverse. Like the course in which it developed, this book has always been for nonscientists and is written with their interests in mind. Nonetheless, it has attracted students from the sciences, engineering, architecture, and other technical fields who wish to put scientific concepts into context.
Subjects: Physics, Science, social aspects, Alltag, Physik
