How long does it take to read Journeys of Women in Science and Engineering?
Susan A. Ambrose, Kristin L. Dunkle, Barbara B. Lazarus, Indira Nair, Deborah A. Harkus
Journeys of Women in Science and Engineering by Susan A. Ambrose, Kristin L. Dunkle, Barbara B. Lazarus, Indira Nair, Deborah A. Harkus takes about 8 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 27 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1997. 461 pages, about 126,775 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The core of this important book is 88 profiles with photographs of women scientists and engineers whose diversity is stunning. Journeys of Women in Science and Engineering includes research scientists and engineers in areas from biochemistry to mathematics, from neuroscience to computer science, from animal science to civil engineering. It includes those who have made careers in public service -- people like Dr. Joycelyn Elders, the recent U.S. Surgeon General; Dr. Susan Love, the breast cancer activist; and Rhea L. Graham, the first woman and first African American director of the Bureau of Mines. It includes Nobel Prize winners, beginning assistant professors, division directors of corporations, and even an engineering school dean.
Subjects: Women in science, Women engineers, Women in engineering, Women scientists, Biography
