How long does it take to read Six Not-so-easy Pieces?
Einstein's relativity, symmetry, and space-time
Six Not-so-easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman takes about 2 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 48 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1997. 153 pages, about 42,075 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 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
These are six lectures taken from the 3 volume Feynmann Lectures on Physics: Vectors (Vol I chapter 11) Symmetry in Physical Laws (Vol I chapter 52) The Special Theory of Relativity (Vol I chapter 15) Relativistic Energy and Momentum (Vol I chapter 16) Space-Time (Vol I chapter 17) Curved Space (Vol II chapter 42)
Subjects: Symmetry (Physics), Special relativity (Physics), Space and time, Physics, Long Now Manual for Civilization
