How long does it take to read Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth?
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R. Buckminster Fuller takes about 2 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 37 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1969. 143 pages, about 39,325 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Edited and re-released by Fuller's grandson, Jamie Snyder, this edition is true to the original manuscript but adds helpful footnotes providing a modern context to some of the figures and predictions throughout the book.
Subjects: Philosophy, Technology, Technology and civilization, Technologie et civilisation, Technologie, Philosophie
