How long does it take to read "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman"?
Adventures of a Curious Character
Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" by Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 352 pages, about 96,800 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 45 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The biography of the physicist and Nobel prize winner Richard P. Feynman - a collection of short stories, chapters told to and written down by Ralph Leighton. Feynman tells of his childhood and youth and goes into his adult life, both personally and professionally.
Subjects: Anecdotes, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Art, Biography, Humor, Music
