How long does it take to read Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, A Reader's Companion?
Stephen Hawking, Gene Stone
Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, A Reader's Companion by Stephen Hawking, Gene Stone takes about 3 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 33 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1991. 194 pages, about 53,350 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Contains personal interviews of nine people who know Professor Hawking describing him, his life, and work, finally Professor Hawking talks about himself.
Subjects: Cosmology
